From: smleite**At_Symbol_Here**MIT.EDU Subject: online tool for selecting more evironmentally benign and safer chemical substitutes Date: August 18, 2006 4:39:17 PM EDT (CA) Dear Lab Safety Listserv Members, As an extension of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's effort to reduce the generation of hazardous wastes and potential workplace exposures in our research and academic laboratories and to provide a pollution prevention tool for the broader research community, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard, which is now available at http://web.mit.edu/environment/academic/purchasing.html . Click on the icon with the flask and the leaf to go to the Wizard, or click on the hyperlinked "Green Chemical Alternatives Purchasing Wizard" in the opening paragraph. The Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard is a web-based tool that is designed to provide information on chemical alternatives for some of the most commonly used hazardous solvents and substances in research laboratories. The Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard provides over 200 journal references and case studies that detail alternative chemicals and/or processes available for hazardous solvents, reagents, and cleaning agents and includes the following features: --- it is available at no charge, requires no password, and is directly accessible via a URL; --- it runs on both Mac and PC platforms; --- it may be viewed via multiple web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.); --- a "Filter" function allows search results to be narrowed down; and --- "Print" and "Email" buttons allow search results to be retained for future use. The Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard does require MacroMedia FlashPlayer. If your computer does not currently have this program, you may download it for free at: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi? P1_Prod_Version=Shockwa veFlash We hope that this resource will be useful to your department, laboratory, or organization and encourage you to forward the Green Chemical Alternatives URL to your colleagues and any other interested parties. Additional feedback or comments about the Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard are welcome at: greenchem**At_Symbol_Here**mit.edu. Please excuse cross-postings. Sincerely, Susan Leite Assistant EHS Officer Massachusetts Institute of Technology __________________________________________ Susan Leite Assistant EHS Officer Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building N52-496 Cambridge, MA 02139 (v) 617.253.5246 (f) 617.258.6831 smleite**At_Symbol_Here**mit.edu http://informit.mit.edu/ehs-ms/ Search for safer, more environmentally benign chemicals at: http://web.mit.edu/environment/academic/purchasing.html
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