United States Office of Pollution EPA-742-F-03-001
Environmental Protection Agency Prevention and Toxics Winter 2003
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (PPIC)
U.S: Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW ( 7407-T)
Washington, DC 20460-0001
(operated by Vistronix, Inc.)
Reference and Referral Fax E-mail Address
202-566-0799 202-566-0794 ppic@epa.gov
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Winter 2003 NEW PUBLICATIONS
Mail, phone, fax, or e-mail requests to the address or numbers above. EPA documents and fact sheets
are provided at no cost based on availability. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery and limit your request to a
total of 10 items. Note that publications marked with an asterisk (* ) are available ONLINE ONLY.
ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING
EPA-742-R-02-001 BEES 3.0: Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
(191 pp manual + CD-ROM) * October 2002
Developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Building for Environmental and
Economic Sustainability (BEES) offers a powerful technique for selecting cost-effective green building
products. The tool is based on consensus standards and is designed to be practical, flexible, and
transparent Version 3.0 of the Windows-based decision support software, aimed at designers, builders,
and product manufacturers, includes actual environmental and economic performance data for about 200
building products, using the environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) approach specified in the
International Standards Organization (ISO) 14040 series of LCA standards.
Software download info:
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html
DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
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EPA-744-F-02-007 Design for the Environment Lead-Free Solder Partnership: Assessing Life
Cycle Impacts in the Electronics Industry
(2 pp) * June 2002
This fact sheet provides basic information about the Lead-Free Solder Partnership. It explains the nature
and goals of the partnership, and provides an overview of the work being conducted by the project team,
including a Life-Cycle Assessment of tin-lead and lead-free solders used in the electronics industry.
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http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/solder/solderfact. pdf [PDF 185KB]
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EPA-744-F-02-001 Pollution Prevention: Tips for Flexographic Printers
(4 pp) * August 2002!
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This brochure identifies pollution prevention opportunities throughout the flexographic printing process.
It also contains a pollution prevention checklist Use it to determine how many options have been
implemented at your facility. :
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GREEN CHEMISTRY (*AII Green Chemistry items listed below are available ONLINE ONLY).
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•EPA-742-F-02-003 Green Chemistry Program Fact Sheet
(2 pp) * March 2002 | i
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Fact sheet describing EPA Green Chemistry Program, how it started, and what EPA is doing to promote
Green Chemistry.
Available online only at:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemistry/do!cs/general_fact_sheet.pdf
•EPA-742-F-02-003S Folleto de Information sobre la Quimica Verde
(2 pp) * March 2002
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Spanish version of Green Chemistry Program Fact Sheet
Available online only at: I
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemistry/docs/general_factsheet_spanish.pdf
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*EPA-744-F-02-001
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: Awards Opportunities
(2 pp) * February 2002
Fact sheet describing Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards program, including focus areas and
selection criteria.
Available online only at: •
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemisti7/does/awardsfactsheet.pdf
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*EPA-744-F-02001S El Certamen Presidencial sobre Quimica Verde: Otorgamiento de Premios
(2 pp) * February 2002
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Spanish version of Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: Awards Opportunities.
Available online only at: ;
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemistry/do,cs/awards_spanish.pdf i
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*EPA-744-F-02-002
The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: Research Grant Opportunities
(2 pp) * February 2002 :
Fact sheet describing Presidential Green Chenhistry Challenge's research grant opportunities, including
grant amounts and eligibility factors. |
Available online only at: >
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemistry/docs/grantsfactsheet.pdftPDF 124KB]
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GREEN CHEMISTRY (cent-All Green Chemistry items listed below are available ONLINE
ONLY.)
*EPA-744-F-02-002S El Certamen Presidential sobre Quimica Verde: Subvenciones para la
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(2 pp) * February 2002
Spanish version of The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: Research Grant Opportunities
Available online only at:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemistry/docs/grants_spanish.pdf
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*EPA-744-K-02-002 The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Recipients (1996-2002)
(84 pp) * June 2002
Booklet presenting the 1996-2002 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Recipients.describing
their technologies. Covers academic awards, small business awards, alternative synthetic pathways
award, alternative solvents/reaction conditions award, and designing safer chemicals award.
Available online only at:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemistry/docs/award_recipients_1996_2002.pdf
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*(No publication #) Green Chemistry Expert System (GCES) for Windows Version 0.99
(Windows-based software) * November 1998
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The Green Chemistry Expert System (GCES) computer program allows users to build a green chemical
process, design a green chemical, or survey the field of green chemistry. The system is equally useful for
new and existing chemicals and their synthetic processes.
Available online only at:
http://www.epa.qov/opptintr/qreenchemistrv/qces.html
*EPA-744-F-02-005 Green Chemistry Expert System (GCES) Version 0.99 Fact Sheet
(2 pp) * March 2002
Fact sheet describing Green Chemistry Expert System (GCES) standalone computer program, used to
select green chemicals and reactions. Includes info on: how GCES works, how GCES output is used, and
what info a user needs to use the system, j
Available online only at: '
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchernistry/gces/gces_factsheet.pdf
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*EPA-742-R-98-011 : Green Chemistry Expert System (GCES) Version 0.99 - User's Manual
(45 pp) * November 1998
User's manual for Green Chemistry Expert System (GCES) Version 0.99 providing information on system
requirements, installation, and running the,related GCES software, which identifies opportunities to
eliminate or reduce use of hazardous chemicals/hazardous waste.
You may also order many of these items online at:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/librarv/ppicdist.htm
Other P2 information available online at:
http://www.epa.gov/p2/
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