Lake Michigan on the shores of Petoskey, MI
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PERSISTENT BIOACCUMULATIVE TOXICS (PBT)
REDUCTION STRATEGY TEAM
Established under the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
Pursuant to the Executive Order of May 18, 2004
(This site was updated on October 14, 2005)
ABOUT THE PBT REDUCTION STRATEGY TEAM
- Duties of PBT Reduction Strategy Team
- Contact PBT Reduction Strategy Team co-chairs/staff
- Current members of PBT Reduction Strategy Team
- How to Sign up for the PBT Reduction Strategy Team
The Issue Area Strategy Teams were organized using the October 1, 2003 Council of Great Lakes Governors' priorities as a starting point. The Strategy Teams, made up of government representatives as well as representatives of organizations and entities, are the working bodies responsible for producing draft strategic action plans that are supported by specific action items and recommendations to address the issues considered by the specific Teams. The strategic action plans from the Strategy Teams will be combined into a draft of the comprehensive strategy that will be provided to the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration members for review and consideration.
The PBT Reduction Strategy Team:
b) Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxics (PBT) Reduction Strategy Team
- Addresses Governors’ Priority: “Continue to reduce the introduction of PBTs into the Great Lakes ecosystem.”
- Issues to be covered include, but are not limited to: reduction of toxic substances, pollution prevention, new chemicals of concern, air deposition and long range transport, Great Lakes Initiative and fish consumption advisories.
Contact PBT Reduction Strategy Team co-chairs/staff
Gary Gulezian, Director
U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office
gulezian.gary@epa.gov
312-886-5870
www.epa.gov/glnpo/
Staff contact: Edwin (Ted) Smith
smith.edwin@epa.gov
312-353-6571
James Zorn, Policy Analyst
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
jzorn@glifwc.org
715-682-6619, x101; Cell: 715-209-1618
www.glifwc.org/
Staff contact: Gigi Cloud-Mannila
ggcloud@glifwc.org
715-682-6619, x104
Current members of PBT Reduction Strategy Team
Click on the following link for a current list of members. PBT Reduction Strategy Team List (MSExcel)
How to Sign up for the PBT Reduction Strategy Team
Registration is required to participate in the Issue Area Strategy Team Meetings. Please contact a team co-chair to be added to the team. The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration is a US effort; however Canadian representatives may register for Issue Area Strategy Teams as observers.