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6.5 Environmentally preferable material. Environmentally preferable materials should be used to the
maximum extent possible to meet the requirements of this specification. Table IX lists the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) top seventeen hazardous materials targeted for major usage reduction. Use of
these materials should be minimized or eliminated, unless needed to meet the requirements specified
herein (see section 3).
TABLE IX. EPA top seventeen hazardous materials.
Benzene
Dichloromethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Cadmium and Compounds
Lead and Compounds
Toluene
Carbon Tetrachloride
Mercury and Compounds
1,1,1 - Trichoroethane
Chloroform
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Trichloroethylene
Chromium and Compounds
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Xylenes
Cyanide and Compounds
Nickel and Compounds
6.6 Changes from previous issue. The margins of this specification are marked with vertical lines to
indicate where changes from the previous issue were made. This was done as a convenience only and
the Government assumes no liability whatsoever for any inaccuracies in these notations. Bidders and
contractors are cautioned to evaluate the requirements of this document based on the entire content
irrespective of the marginal notations and relationship to the last previous issue.
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