Substitution & search for alternatives
The core competence of our office is the topics “substitution” and “search for alternatives”.
This concerns the following question: Can substance X (product X or technology X) be avoided or replaced by an alternative? In other words: Can the use of hazardous substances or biocidal active substances avoid or reduce the impact on humans and the environment without compromising the intended benefit?
Data collection
With REACH, CLP and the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), the European Union has taken on a pioneering role in dealing with hazardous substances. The data generated is available on the website of the European Chemicals Agency ECHA. This data forms the basis and starting point for analyses and comparative assessments. If necessary, we research databases, scientific journals and specialist literature on the Internet.
Valuation and valuation tools
We have developed the WIDES disinfectant database assessment tool for the use of disinfectants in hospitals and care facilities, for example. This database, which is freely accessible on the Internet, facilitates the well-founded selection of safe disinfectants with the help of comparative evaluations. We have also investigated the use of biocidal active substances in the disinfection of evaporative cooling systems, in facade coatings and in rodenticides and have proposed alternatives in studies.