Rapid Response Review of Literature on Costs of PBDE Flame Retardant Replacement for Furniture Manufacturers Requested by Eric Downey, Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Inc. February 2011 Request The state of A

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• Organic chemistry
• Decabromodiphenyl ether
• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
• Brominated flame retardant
• Pentabromodiphenyl ether
• Diphenyl ether
• Octabromodiphenyl ether
• Design for the Environment
• Polyurethane
• Flame retardants
• Organobromides
• Chemistry

Rapid Response Research Service Question: Is there an alternative to the silver nitrate titration method for testing salt content that does not result in a hazardous or dangerous waste stream?

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• Silver compounds
• Titration
• Electrodes
• Ion selective electrode
• Nitrate
• Silver nitrate
• Sodium
• Silver
• Chlorine
• Chemistry
• Chemical elements
• Oxidizing agents

EPP Rapid Research HDPE Pipe for Potable Water Applications Requested by Jennifer Frey, Sellen Construction February 2010 Request Metal pipe and plumbing materials have historically had issues with corrosion, sediment bu

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• Chemistry
• Construction
• Dielectrics
• Piping
• Architecture
• Cross-linked polyethylene
• High-density polyethylene
• Plastic pipework
• Tap water
• Plumbing
• Polyolefins
• Plastics

Rapid Research Is Commingled Recycling the Best Choice for a Municipality? Walla Walla Resource Conservation Committee January 7, 2008 Request: - Are other cities “comingling”? Are other cities still source-separatin

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• Recycling
• Environmental engineering
• Materials recovery facility
• Glass recycling
• Paper recycling
• Plastic recycling
• Polyethylene terephthalate
• Single-stream recycling
• Municipal solid waste
• Chemistry
• Sustainability
• Waste management

Facility Checklist to Identify Environmental Waste Requested by Dave O’Connell, Idaho TechHelp April 2010 Request: Is there a fairly concise, but comprehensive list of environmental assessment points to use during lean

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• Impact assessment
• Sustainable development
• Technology assessment
• Lean
• Prediction
• Sustainability
• Environment
• Environmental design
• Environmental impact assessment

Rapid Research Safety of Plastics in Dental Appliances Requested by Anonymous July[removed]Updated December[removed]Request What kinds of plastics are used in making custom dental bite guards (night guards)? Specifically, is

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• Dentistry
• Technology
• Containers
• Bisphenol A
• Bisphenols
• Water bottle
• Endocrine disruptor
• Phthalate
• Dental sealant
• Plasticizers
• Dielectrics
• Medicine

Rapid Response Research Alternatives to Lead Anodes in Chrome Electroplating Oregon Department of Environmental Quality April, 2008 Request The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is interested in finding out what

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• Transition metals
• Chrome plating
• Corrosion
• Plating
• Electroplating
• Fluorine
• Niobium
• Chromium
• Titanium
• Chemistry
• Matter
• Chemical elements

Summer looking bright for solar power in Bellevue An upcoming training opportunity hosted by Solarize Bellevue–a partnership between the City of Bellevue and the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center,

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Rapid Response Survey of Organizational Practices in Acquisition of Products Containing Hazardous Chemicals Requested by Shirli Axelrod, Seattle Public Utilities April 2011 Request Practices on the acquisition and purcha

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• Environmental law
• Manufacturing
• Health sciences
• Industrial hygiene
• Safety engineering
• Purchasing
• Material safety data sheet
• Toxic Substances Control Act
• Dangerous goods
• Business
• Safety
• Health

Rapid Response Research Pollution Prevention Opportunities for Manufacturing of Wood Utility Poles May 2009 Request What are the pollution prevention opportunities for manufacturing wood utility poles? We are interested

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• Wood
• Environmental soil science
• Water pollution
• Aquatic ecology
• Environmental engineering
• Wood preservation
• Stormwater
• Wood fuel
• Lumber
• Environment
• Earth
• Technology