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Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment - A Methodology and Resource Guide
CONTENTS
Authors, Notice and Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
PART I: PROCESS OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION- What is EPA's Design For the Environment Program?
- What is a Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment?
- Who Participates in a Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment?
- Why Participate in a Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment?
- What is in This Publication?
CHAPTER 2: PREPARING FOR A CTSA
- Preparing the Scoping Documents
- Selecting the Project Focus
- Identifying Substitutes Within the Use Cluster
- Selecting a Subset of Substitutes for Evaluation
- Establishing the Project Baseline
- Setting the Boundaries of the Evaluation
- Overview of the Information Module Approach
- Flow of Information in a CTSA
- Identifying Data Analysis Methods and Analyzing Data
- Developing a CTSA Document
PART II: INFORMATION MODULES
CHAPTER 4: OVERVIEW OF THE MODULE DESCRIPTIONS
- Format of the Module Descriptions
CHAPTER 5: CHEMICAL & PROCESS INFORMATION
- Chemical Properties
- Chemical Manufacturing Process & Product Formulation
- Environmental Fate Summary
- Human Health Hazards Summary
- Environmental Hazards Summary
- Chemistry of Use & Process Description
- Process Safety Assessment
- Market Information
- International Information
- Workplace Practices & Source Release Assessment
- Exposure Assessment
- Risk Characterization
- Regulatory Status
- Performance Assessment
- Cost Analysis
- Energy Impacts
- Resource Conservation
CHAPTER 9: ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Pollution Prevention Opportunities Assessment
- Control Technologies Assessment
CHAPTER 10: CHOOSING AMONG ALTERNATIVES
- Risk, Competitiveness & Conservation Data Summary
- Social Benefits/Costs Assessment
- Decision Information Summary
REFERENCES
List of Appendices
APPENDIX A
Examples of Workplace Practices Questionnaires [1,349K
pdf file]
APPENDIX B
Environmental Releases And Occupational Exposure Assessment: Screen Printing
CTSA
[91K pdf file]
APPENDIX C
Population Exposure Assessment For Screen Reclamation Processes: Screen
Printing CTSA
[19K pdf file]
APPENDIX D
Background on Risk Assessment For Screen Reclamation Processes: Screen
Printing CTSA
[18K pdf file]
APPENDIX E
Background And Methodology For Performance Demonstrations: Lithography
CTSA
[80K pdf file]
APPENDIX F
Chemical Volume Estimates: Screen Printing CTSA [33K
pdf file]
APPENDIX G
Cost Analysis Methodology: Lithographic Blanket Washes CTSA [41K
pdf file]
APPENDIX H
Environmental Fate Summary Initial Review Exposure Report [76K
pdf file]
APPENDIX I
Risk, Competitiveness & Conservation Data Summary and Social Benefits/Costs
Assessment: Lithography CTSA [213K pdf file]
APPENDIX J
Cost of Illness Valuation Methods [8K pdf
file]
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