Executive Order 13423 Technical Guidance - Chemicals of Concern
Technical Guidance
Under Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management, established a framework for integrating environmental considerations into each Federal agency's mission through a variety of directives and goals, including implementing environmental management systems, reducing releases of toxic chemicals, and eliminating the procurement of ozone depleting substances.
Specifically, EO 13148 directs EPA to convene and chair an Interagency Environmental Leadership Workgroup to develop a list of fifteen priority chemicals. Federal facilities are to reduce the use of these chemicals by at least 50 percent by December 31, 2006. To date, the workgroup has identified five of the fifteen priority chemicals: cadmium, lead, mercury, naphthalene, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
To learn more about these and other EPA Priority Chemicals, go to: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/chemlist.htm
