Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance

Methylene Chloride White Paper, Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance (HSIA), Feb. 1989. 

The magnitude of the effect of this scheduled phaseout on total carbon tetrachloride production is uncertain, since the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance estimates that only about 3% of the chemical manufactured in the U.S. is used in nonfeedstock applications (EPA 1991). Nevertheless, since the major current use of carbon tetrachloride is in the production of chlorofluorocarbons (see Section 4.3), and production of these chemicals has dropped significantly in recent years (C EN 1993) and is also scheduled for phase-out by 1996, a significant reduction in carbon tetrachloride production is expected during this decade. 

Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, Inc. COOL Clean Technologies, Inc. www.c020lclean.com... 

Mattsson JL, Albee RR, Yano BL, et al. 1992. Neurotoxicologic examination of rats exposed to 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylene vapor for 13 weeks. The Dow Chemical Company, sponsored by Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance. 

The cardinal rule for proper disposal of any organic solvent applies to the halogenated solvents. Do not dump any solvent into any sewers, on the ground, or into any body of water. The Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance (HSIA) has published an excellent summary on the presence of methylene chloride, I, I, I-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, and perchloroethylene in the environment [7]. 

Chlorinated Solvents in the Environment, Halogenated Solvent Industry Alliance, Washington, D.C., (1989). 

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