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Where can I find alternatives?

INFORM has developed fact sheets describing PBT-containing products and alternatives that may be used by government agencies, agency subdivisions, and other institutions.

Fact sheets are available in PDF format for:

• Art Departments
• Building Construction and Maintenance Departments
• Health Care Facilities
• Public Works Departments and Vehicle Maintenance Facilities
• Schools, Colleges, and Universities
• Mercury-Containing Products and Alternatives
• Mercury-Containing Products and Alternatives in the Health Care Setting
  

Information in the fact sheets linking PBTs to specific products is derived from:

• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
• EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data
• Massachusetts'Toxics Use Reduction Act information
• Northwest Pollution Prevention Research Center's Guide to PBTs
• Environmental Defense's toxic chemical Scorecard website
• ToxFAQs, summaries about hazardous substances developed by the Division of Toxicology of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Toxicology Program Factsheets
• Chemical Backgrounders developed by the National Safety Council
• National Institute of Health's ToxNet Hazardous Substances Data Bank

INFORM also reviewed documents and databases developed by various independent analytical laboratories and by industry, trade, and environmental groups.

PBT-free alternatives have been identified by consulting some of the information sources above, performing general Internet searches, and inquiring of specific organizations and government entities that have compiled lists of environmentally preferable replacements for various products, such as Green Seal, the Sustainable Hospitals Project, the US General Services Administration, Canada's Environmental Choice Program, and others.