Research Publications
Serve as a methodological and practice home to the grow field of alternatives assessment.
Publications on Alternatives Assessment & Informed Substitution
Addressing Microplastics in Alternatives Assessment (2023)
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Alternatives Assessment Considerations for the Analysis of Engineered Nanomaterials (2023)
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Combined Application of the Essential-Use and Functional Substitution Concepts:
Accelerating Safer Alternatives (2022)
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Scaling Adoption of Alternatives to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous Film- Forming Foams (AFFF): Lessons Learned on Needs and Opportunities (2022)
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Guidance for Evaluating the Performance of Alternatives: Fit-for-Purpose Performance (2022)
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A Critical Review of Alternatives Assessments of Fluorine-Free Alternatives to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (2022)
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Criteria for Safer: Alternatives to Aqueous Film Forming Foam Products (2022)
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The Nexus Between Alternatives Assessment and Green Chemistry: Supporting the Development and
Adoption of Safer Chemicals, Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews (2021)
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Lessons from the 2018 International Symposium on Alternatives Assessment: Advances and Reflections
on Practice and Ongoing Needs to Build the Field (2019)
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Alternatives Assessment and Informed Substitution: A Global Landscape Assessment of Drivers, Methods, Policies and Needs (2019)
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Advancing Alternatives Assessment for Safer Chemical Substitution: A Research and Practice Agenda (2018)
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Alternatives Assessment: New Ideas, Frameworks and Policies (2017)
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The Applicability of Chemical Alternatives Assessment for Engineered Nanomaterials (2016)
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Alternatives Assessment Frameworks: Research Needs for the Informed Substitution of Hazardous
Chemicals (2016)
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Advancing Safer Chemicals in Products: The Key Role of Purchasing (2015)
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