Professor Malloy Co-Authors Report Showing Chemical Exposures Cost California an Estimated $2.6 Billion

Jan. 17, 2008 -- Professor Timothy Malloy is a co-author of a report released today that shows existing state laws regulating the production and use of hazardous chemicals have serious gaps and fail to protect public health and the environment.

Researchers at UCLA and the University of California, Berkeley, found that as a result of inadequate oversight, chemical- and pollution-related diseases among children and workers in California cost the state an estimated $2.6 billion in direct and indirect costs.  The report, "Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California," which has been endorsed by 127 faculty members from seven UC campuses, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, includes a set of recommended policy reforms for the state.

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A copy of the report is available from the the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at www.coeh.ucla.edu/greenchemistry.pdf.