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2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners: Innovators
Profiles of the winners of the 2016 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards in the Chemical Innovators category
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2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners: Retailers
Profiles of the winners of the 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards in the Retailers category
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2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners: Supporters
Profiles of the winners of the 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards in the Supporters category
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2018 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners: Profiles
Profiles of the winners of the 2018 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards in the Formulators or Product Manufacturers category
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2019 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners: Profiles
Profiles of the winners of the 2019 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
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Safer Choice - Related Programs
EPA houses many programs with similar goals to the Safer Choice program
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Design for the Environment Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative
EPA's Design for the Environment's SDSI program recognizes the voluntary commitment to use safer surfactants
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Find Safer Choices to Use in Your Community
Interactive graphic and tool to learn about the variety of DfE-labeled products in hospitals, schools, and sports
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Alternatives to Certain Phthalates Partnership
The alternatives assessment partnership project on alternatives to certain phthalates seeks to eplore the human health and environmental profiles of eight action plan phthalates and functional alternatives
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Certified Professionals in Action
Irrigation professionals certified by WaterSense labeled certifying organizations are trained in water-efficient practices. Learn more about how professionals are helping customers save water with better irrigation practices.
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Basic Information about How to Use SW-846
This page discusses the Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste: Physical/Chemical Methods compendium, or SW-846, which is the EPA’s official collection of methods for use in complying with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations.
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Chapter Four of the SW-846 Compendium: Organic Analytes
This document page displays Chapters four of the SW-846 Test Methods Compendium
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Chapter Eight of the SW-846 Compendium: Methods for Determining Hazardous Waste Characteristics
This document page displays chapter eight of the SW-846 Test Methods Compendium
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Chapter Three of the SW-846 Compendium: Inorganic Analytes
This document page displays chapter 3 of the SW-846 Test Methods Compendium
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Chapter Seven of the SW-846 Compendium: Introductory and Regulatory Definitions Pertaining to Hazardous Waste Characteristics
This document page displays chapter seven of the SW-846 Test Methods Compendium
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Chapter Six of the SW-846 Compendium: Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials
This document page displays chapter six of the SW-846 Test Methods Compendium
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8000 Series: Chromatographic Separation Methods
8000 Series: Chromatographic Separation Methods, Frequent questions
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The SW-846 Compendium
EPA’s SW-846 Compendium consists of three main parts: chapters, methods, and supporting documents, which all contain valuable information on SW-846 content.
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Secondary Drinking Water Standards: Guidance for Nuisance Chemicals
Learn about Secondary Drinking Water Regulations for nuisance chemicals contained in some drinking water. They are established only as guidelines to assist public water systems in managing their drinking water for aesthetic considerations.
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2020 Federal Green Challenge Award Winners in the Pacific Northwest Region
Recognition is an important part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC). Awards were given in the categories of energy, innovation, outreach and education, purchasing, waste, and water in the Pacific Northwest region.