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2 Existing Frameworks and Approaches
Pages 17-22

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... ; the United Nations Environment Program Persistent Organic frameworks, methods, and tools that can be used for Pollutants Review Committee's "General guidance on assessing alternatives to chemicals of concern. The considerations related to alternatives and substitutes for primary attributes of these frameworks and listed persistent organic pollutants and candidate approaches are presented in Table 2-1 and described chemicals" (UNEP 2009)
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... developed the life cycle phases are included in this second step. The Alternatives Assessment Guide (IC2 2013)
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... Benchmark 1 is "Avoid chemicals of high concern." Benchmark 2 is "Use but search for safer TURI Alternatives Assessment Process Guidance: substitutes." Benchmark 3 is "Use but still The University of Massachusetts at Lowell's TURI opportunity for improvement." Finally, Benchmark 4 was established as part of a 1989 Massachusetts law is "Safe chemical." Specific hazard and assessment requiring manufacturing firms to undertake toxics criteria are defined for each of these benchmarks, as use reduction planning. In 2005, the Massachusetts described in Chapter 8.
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... and the chemical's functional use application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis tools or application. Life Cycle Thinking identifies hazards to alternatives assessment has been most notably from chemical manufacture through product explored by The University of California at Los manufacture, use, and disposal and can also help Angeles (UCLA)
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... CA SCP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (CA DTSC 2013a) Can be DfE As needed As needed As needed As needed added (EPA 2014c)
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