Friday, March 22, 2019

North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet April 1

Raleigh
Mar 22, 2019

The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, April 1, in Raleigh to discuss methyl bromide Acceptable Ambient Level and hexavalent chromium. The full agenda can be found online at: /waste-management/dwm/sw/rules/toxics/risk/sab/sab-agenda-web-04-01-2019/download.

The Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board includes 16 experts in toxicology, public health, ecology, engineering and other related fields. Their expertise assists the state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services by recommending reviews and evaluations of contaminants, acting as consultants on DEQ’s determinations to regulate contaminants, and helping the agencies identify contaminants of concern and determine which contaminants should be studied further.

To learn more about the board and hear recordings of past meetings, please visit: https://deq.nc.gov/news/hot-topics/genx-investigation/secretaries-science-advisory-board.

WHO:          North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board

WHAT:         Meeting

WHEN:        Monday, April 1 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE:      Archdale Building
                 Ground Floor Hearing Room
                 512 N. Salisbury Street
                 Raleigh, N.C.  27604

 

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