3960 Department of Toxic Substances Control
Program Descriptions

20 - SCIENCE, POLLUTION PREVENTION AND TECHNOLOGY

The Science, Pollution Prevention and Technology 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.

The ongoing program activities provide the scientific basis for informed regulatory enforcement and site clean-up decision-making, as well as supporting governments, businesses, universities, and the public in early detection of toxic substances through biomonitoring and product monitoring, statewide reduction in use of toxic substances and use of safer green chemistry alternatives. The program is also responsible for encouraging independent research of green chemistry alternatives, adopting pollution prevention strategies, evaluating and deploying new environmental technologies, and developing strategies for emerging issues, such as nanomaterials.