Revised Guidance on Storage and Handling of Chlorinated Solvents available
The first ECSA Guidance on Storage and Handling has been issued in the Eighties of the last century. It has been updated several times since then, thus contributing to the protection of human health and the environment.
Since the issue of the 3rd edition of this guidance, in 2000, additional care has been taken to illustrate modern equipment in surface and dry cleaning for a safe & sustainable use of chlorinated solvents. In this 4th edition, the storage part of this guidance has been adapted with recommendations to the use of state-of-the-art equipment.
ECSA strongly recommends the use of modern closed equipment of Best Available Technology (BAT). The use of modern equipment could increase the cleaning efficiency of a solvent molecule by a factor of 20 and more. The cleaning efficiency of chlorinated solvents used in modern equipment is currently unmatched because of the unique recycling properties of chlorinated solvents. This heavily increases the eco-efficiency of the chlorinated solvents.
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