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Environmental and Human Safety of Major Surfactants Volume I. Anionic Surfactants Part 3. Alkyl Sulfates Final Report To: The Soap and Detergent Association 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 February 1991 Arthur D. Little, Inc. Acorn Park Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140·2390 Reference 65913 Table of Contents Synopsis I. INTRODUCTION BIBLIOGRAPHY II. CHEMISTRY A. Product Chemistry B. Analytical Methods BIBLIOGRAPHY III. BIODEGRADATION…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) -- in collaboration with International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E.), Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products (AMFEP) and Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) -- developed a factsheet on the role of enzymes in detergent products. “The aim of this factsheet is to explain the role of these important ingredients, their environmental benefits and specific applications in a…
The scope of SDA research over the of children, it is on his or her bookshelf. past 10 years has been unusually The fifth edition was edited by twoDetergentbroad. Research activity has been di- medical experts. Dr. Anthony Temple,vided into two major areas: human McNeU Laboratories, and Dr. Frederick safety and environmental acceptability Lovejoy, Harvard Medical School.Research tflof detergents and detergent raw mate- Information in the bulletin on the rials. Briefly, SDA research in the hu-…
1 L U B R I I C A B I N G G R E A S E S FATTY ACIDS IMPROVE UNIFORMITY Soap composition can make or break a lubricating grease. However, the full effect of the fatty acid com- ponents upon grease performance is not yet scientifi- cally defined. Many practical findings about fats and fatty acids guide the greasemaker, but they do not show up consistently in purchase specifications for these materials, even when intended for use in the same type of grease. With the help of the…
The Environmental Protection Agency should focus its regulatory attention on intended uses of chemicals it assesses, rather than trace amounts of materials not intentionally added to products. In comments submitted to EPA, ACI specifically addressed the chemical 1,4 dioxane, which the EPA has admitted that it’s "unlikely that 1,4-dioxane is intentionally used in formulations of currently available commercial and consumer products." ACI agrees with that statement, and asks that EPA…
Antimicrobials Alison O’Connor, Phyllis Fuchsman, Kyle Fetters, Michael Bock, Lauren Brown, Miranda Henning, Monica Lam, Nathan Pechacek, Kathleen Stanton 2019
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Labeling program directed to consumers, favored by many retailers The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) joined a diverse coalition of nearly 60 manufacturers and organizations asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore the Safer Choice Program. A letter was sent February 5 to EPA Acting Administrator Jane Nishida, voicing “strong support” for the program “as well as our concern for its long-term viability.” The Safer Choice Program allows companies to get an agency-approved…