1996 Electronics Industry Environmental Roadmap - Civil and ...

Appendix E
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1 ITEM: Dataquest Data & Reports
2 SOURCE: Dataquest, Inc., San Jose, CA (408-437-8000)
3 CONTENT: Dataquest is a private company that conducts comprehensive data and
information surveillance of production and economic statistics of various industrial segments.
The company has produced various reports for client companies concerning the semiconductor
and computer industries. These reports and data are not available except through direct purchase.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: Limited (purchase only).
5 COST: Expensive to very expensive.
6 UPDATE: On-Call.
7 PERTINENCE: If cost was not a factor, the data and information that could be provided by
this organization could be of considerable value. The company’s knowledge of data/information
resources, particularly for the U.S. electronics industry, is probably unmatched.
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1 ITEM: New Chemicals Program
2 SOURCE: U.S. EPA (Office of Toxic Substances, 401 M. St. SW, Washington, DC 20466)
3 CONTENT: This program seeks to assess the toxicity of new chemicals under consideration
for import in the U.S. or manufactured here. Of key concern is preventing pollution before it
occurs. An inventory of chemicals is maintained in the TSCA inventory for companies desiring
to import or manufacture a chemical not listed. The data concerning toxicity of all chemicals in
the TSCA inventory is available for public access and review.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: Unlimited access.
5 COST: Free access to all data/information.
6 UPDATE: On-going.
7 PERTINENCE: The TSCA Inventory database can be of considerable value together with the
EPA’s Existing Chemical program to obtain knowledge concerning chemical toxicity for
pollution prevention purposes.
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1 ITEM: Pollution Prevention Directory
2 SOURCE: U.S. EPA, 401 M. St. SW, Washington, DC 20466
3 CONTENT: This directory contains listings of EPA voluntary, grant, and regulatory programs
associated with pollution prevention. Also identified are individual state pollution prevention
programs as well as other federal programs dealing with the subject, as well as listings of
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