Combined Application of the Essential-Use and Functional Substitution Concepts: Accelerating Safer Alternatives

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTADDITION / CORRECTIONThis article has been corrected. View the notice.Combined Application of the Essential-Use and Functional Substitution Concepts: Accelerating Safer AlternativesMonika A. RoyMonika A. RoyLowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 United StatesMore by Monika A. RoyView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-2803, Ian CousinsIan CousinsDepartment of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, SwedenMore by Ian CousinsView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-8660, Elizabeth HarrimanElizabeth HarrimanToxics Use Reduction Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 United StatesMore by Elizabeth HarrimanView Biography, Martin ScheringerMartin ScheringerDepartment of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, SwitzerlandMore by Martin ScheringerView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0809-7826, Joel A. Tickner*Joel A. TicknerLowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 United States*Email: [email protected]More by Joel A. TicknerView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-8355, and Zhanyun WangZhanyun WangEmpa − Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Technology and Society Laboratory, 9014 Gallen, SwitzerlandMore by Zhanyun WangView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-7659Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 14, 9842–9846Publication Date (Web):June 29, 2022Publication History Published online29 June 2022Published inissue 19 July 2022https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c03819https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c03819article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2022 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views2595Altmetric-Citations3LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (2 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Elements,Materials,Physical and chemical processes,Risk assessment,Safety Get e-Alerts

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