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James Lundström, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Volvo Car Corporation, described the evolution and use of the worldwide automobile industry's shared material data system, the International Material Data System (IMDS). The IMDS was originally a joint development of Audi, BMW, Daimler, HPE, Ford, Opel, Porsche, VW, and Volvo. Additional manufacturers have since joined the community, […]
Evaluating the performance of potential alternatives, whether drop-in chemical substitutes or changes in product design, can present a significant challenge to alternatives assessors in terms of time, money, and resources. In this webinar, three experts—Alex Stone, Safer Chemical Alternatives Chemist at the Washington Department of Ecology's Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction program; Jason Marshall, Cleaning […]
Many communities face difficult decisions as they consider whether to install artificial turf playing fields. State P2 programs may receive queries from municipalities, universities, and others about the materials used in artificial turf. Rachel Massey and Joy Onasch, from the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), described TURI's work to develop a limited alternatives assessment […]
Beth Meer and John Vana of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) described NY's multifaceted work to "green" the state's procurement of goods and services. New York's recent efforts include procurement of furniture, food containers, batteries, disinfectants, and hand sanitizers. Beth and John discussed the process used to develop or revise procurement […]
The use of fluorinated chemicals as a grease and moisture barrier in food packaging has raised concerns about another potential route of human exposure to PFAS. On Tuesday, October 24, 2017, Zack Leimkuehler of Expera Specialty Solutions presented a "Paper-making 101" webinar. Zack described the paper-making process generally and discussed some of the sustainability issues […]
In this webinar, we heard from leading organizations on both coasts about their work to understand the potential hazards of dry cleaning solvents and work to identify and spur the adoption of safer alternatives. Joy Onasch, from the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), discussed TURI's work with the dry cleaning sector over the past […]
Tired of searching for hazard information on chemicals? Frustrated with reconciling divergent Red Lists? The Chemical Hazard Data Commons makes it easy to find, compare, and monitor chemical hazards from dozens of sources around the globe and provides a forum to work on the ongoing challenges. In this webinar, the Healthy Building Network's (HBN) Michel […]
In this webinar, Jimmy Seow, Ph.D., discussed fluorine-free alternatives for Class B AFFF foams (liquid and vapor fuel fires), implementation of fluorine-free foams outside of the United States, and environmental impacts of firefighting foams. Jimmy has more than 30 years’ working experience in industry, government, and research. His published PFAS papers include: Jimmy Seow, Fire […]
In this webinar, Jared Sachs, XOS Senior Technical Sales Manager, and Thomas Tongue, XOS Product Manager, discussed the capabilities of XOS’s HD Mobile High Definition X-Ray Fluorescence (HDXRF) analyzer, which is able to analyze lead in paint and substrate materials and also precisely measures cadmium, arsenic, mercury, antimony, and other elements that may be of […]
Many consumer products brands are implementing innovative steps to manage chemicals in product development and sourcing. These new steps allow you to better understand the human and environmental health characteristics of chemicals present in products and processes. Chemical list screening (regulatory, preferred, etc.) can be a useful first step toward flagging problematic or preferred chemicals. […]
In this webinar, Bob Buck (The Chemours Company) and Steve Korzeniowski (BeachEdge Consulting for FluoroCouncil) discussed the uses, classification, and degradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including: PFAS chemicals currently in use, with associated uses The universe of PFAS Q&A/discussion on the universe of substances and uses Degradation pathways (biotic/abiotic), half-lives, and breakdown products […]
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