3960 Department of Toxic Substances Control
Program Descriptions

20 - SCIENCE, POLLUTION PREVENTION AND TECHNOLOGY

This program provides scientific leadership in the areas of green chemistry, pollution prevention, and hazardous waste source reduction; analytical and environmental chemistry; biomonitoring; human and ecological exposure and risk assessment; industrial hygiene and workplace safety; innovative environmental technologies development; and nanotechnology issue.

These ongoing activities not only provide the scientific basis for informed regulatory, enforcement, and site clean-up decision-making, but also support governments, businesses, the universities and the public in (1) the early detection of toxic substances via biomonitoring and product monitoring, (2) the statewide reduction in the use of toxic substances and the use of safer green chemistry alternatives, (3) the encouragement of independent research on green chemistry alternatives, (4) adoption of pollution prevention strategies, (5) the evaluation and deployment of new environmental technologies, and (6) the development of California of strategies for emerging issues, such as nanomaterials.