| Many manufacturing and production industries use | | | | benefits for companies. |
| industrial degreasers to clean the parts and | | | | Companies also have to comply with all Federal and |
| equipment used to make their products. Traditional | | | | State regulations. Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) and |
| degreasers use artificial chemicals that are highly | | | | Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are the two |
| regulated, dangerous to the environment, and toxic | | | | main measurements for environmental harm by |
| to humans and wild animals. A major concern among | | | | businesses. VOCs occur when UV light reacts with |
| Americans today is protecting the environment and | | | | nitrogen oxides from automobiles, manufacturing |
| this involves using products that are not harmful to it. | | | | plants, power plants, and others. Certain VOCs are |
| Because of this, more and more pressure is being put | | | | limited by regulation and others are exempt |
| on manufacturers and businesses to switch to more | | | | depending on their adverse effect on the ozone. HAP |
| environmentally friendly products and procedures. In | | | | regulations consider any facility that emits ten or |
| response, many industries, including the aerospace | | | | more tons of HAP on a yearly basis to be a major |
| industry, are switching to organic degreasers to help | | | | source. These regulations vary depending on the |
| the environment and remove pressure caused by | | | | industry and are in effect nationwide. VOC regulations |
| tight government regulations. | | | | only apply to areas that cannot meet the national |
| Cleaning machinery and parts is a very detailed and | | | | standards and are required to keep VOC emissions at |
| complicated process. There are many factors that | | | | a certain percentage rate. Many of the regulations |
| must be considered when choosing a method of | | | | set by Federal and State government will not apply |
| cleaning and the cleaning materials to be used. Some | | | | for companies that switch to organic degreasers |
| of these include the material to be cleaned, type of | | | | because they do not disperse pollutants into the |
| contamination, where it will be cleaned, and the | | | | environment. |
| cleaning technique. Often the process is performed | | | | Organic degreasers use all natural ingredients and |
| directly on the production line and the materials vary | | | | eliminate the need for artificial chemicals. They may |
| along with the type of contamination. The cleaning | | | | used for heavy duty and high performance cleaning |
| process can be performed in one step if it is done | | | | and after much research are just as affective as |
| manually; however, in most industrial facilities it takes | | | | artificial chemicals with less risk to the environment. |
| many steps. Each step could require its own chamber | | | | These degreasers are designed to be less harmful |
| and bath exchange for cleaning. A bath exchange | | | | for humans, non-toxic, and biodegradable. Companies |
| removes contaminants and old agents from the | | | | will have to deal with less regulation and will have |
| system. Organic degreasers can be used in place of | | | | safer working conditions for their employees. At the |
| the artificial chemicals currently being used in the | | | | same time they will be working toward a better |
| facility if they do not change the end result. This | | | | environment for future generations. |
| could require some extensive research but has many | | | | |