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throughout the manufacturing process, the unit size of which weighs more than 1 gram (0.0022
<br />pounds), that is used by a facility in whole or in part, without undergoing any chemical changes,
<br />in manufacturing of a product or a portion of a product, and that does not release a reportable
<br />hazardous substance under normal conditions of the processing of that item at the facility.
<br />Any fumes, dusts, and grindings of reportable hazardous substances that are created during
<br />processing, or any portion of the original article that is sent to a public landfill, waterway, or
<br />otherwise released to the environment, are reportable.
<br />The remainder of the article which remains unchanged after processing is not reportable.
<br />However, if a facility's reporting is made easier by reporting the entire article as input, that
<br />practice is also acceptable.
<br />Inputs of reportable hazardous substances that came to the facility as an article may be calculated
<br />by summing the reportable outputs (fumes, dusts, grindings, and any other fractions that are
<br />released to the environment). However, input category 3, produced on -site, should not be used.
<br />This category is reserved for chemicals created from other chemicals during a facility's
<br />processes. Instead, input categories 1, 2, and 4 should be used as appropriate.
<br />Metal Fumes, Dusts, and Filings Report hazardous substances that are fumes, dust, filings or
<br />grindings that result from the manufacturing process of an article that consists of or contains the
<br />hazardous substance. The portion of the article that is not converted into fumes, dust, filings or
<br />grindings is not reportable.
<br />Metals and Metal Compounds
<br />Determine which of your metals and metal compounds are on the Chemical List, and which are
<br />not. For those that are listed with a specific name, e.g., "lead phosphate," report these substances
<br />as you would any other reportable hazardous substance, subject to the thresholds given on page
<br />15. For metal compounds that are not listed with a specific name but fit into a generic category,
<br />e.g., "lead compounds," report the aggregate amounts of these compounds in the appropriate
<br />input and output categories. However, do not report in the generic category those substances that
<br />were reported under a specific name. This will avoid double counting.
<br />Example: Lead, lead phosphate, and lead compounds are each listed as reportable. If a business
<br />has a lead input and manufactures lead phosphate, it would first do materials accounting for the
<br />inputs and outputs of lead, including its incorporation into lead phosphate during manufacturing
<br />(output types 1 or 2). Then the business would do materials accounting for the inputs (in this
<br />case, produced at the facility, type 3) of lead phosphate, and account for its outputs. If the lead
<br />phosphate is subsequently converted into another lead compound that is not specifically listed,
<br />the business would include the new lead compound in its materials accounting for "lead
<br />compounds." In the latter case, the amount of "lead compound" would be aggregated with other
<br />amounts of "lead compounds," if any, that are used by the facility in the manufacturing process.
<br />Threshold Amounts for Reporting
<br />To help make reporting feasible, the Toxics Board has developed the following policies. If you
<br />do not know whether a chemical is reportable, or how it should be reported, contact Toxics
<br />Program staff at 541- 682 -7118.
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