GREEN CHEMICALS

Green your experiments by using fewer hazardous chemicals

Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard: http://web.mit.edu/environment/academic/purchasing.html Click on the icon with the flask and the leaf to go to the Wizard, or click on the hyperlinked "Green Chemical Alternatives Purchasing Wizard" in the opening paragraph.

The Wizard is a recent MIT initiative to reduce the generation of hazardous wastes and potential workplace exposures in the labs. It is a web-based tool that is designed to provide information on chemical alternatives for some of the most commonly used hazardous solvents and substances in research laboratories. The Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard provides over 200 journal references and case studies that detail alternative chemicals and/or processes available for hazardous solvents, reagents, and cleaning agents.

The tool

• is available at no charge, requires no password, and is directly accessible via a URL;
• runs on both Mac and PC platforms;
• may be viewed via multiple web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.;
• its "Filter" function allows search results to be narrowed down; and "Print" and "Email" buttons allow search results to be retained for future use.

The Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard does require MacroMedia FlashPlayer. If your computer does not currently have this program, you may download it for free at: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=Shockwa veFlash

Please forward the Green Chemical Alternatives URL to your colleagues and any other interested parties. Feedback or comments about the Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard are welcome at: greenchem@mit.edu