ASTM_E_3027_-_18a.pdf

Designation:E302718aStandard Guide forMaking Sustainability-Related Chemical Selection Decisionsin the Life-Cycle of Products1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3027;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide outlines sustainability factors for productmanufacturers to consider when comparing alternative chemi-cals or ingredients across the life cycle of a product.Such ananalysis could be used in product development,answeringcustomer inquiries,or replying to regulatory requests,amongothers.1.2 This guide integrates many of the principles of greenchemistry and green engineering in evaluating the factorsacross the social(including human health),economic,andecological attributes in the use of a particular material andpotential alternatives in a particular product.1.3 This guide provides an outline for the contents of areport of the results of the analysis,including an executivesummary,detailed report,and retrospective.1.4 This guide does not provide guidance on how to performchemical risk assessment,alternatives assessment,life-cycleassessment,or economic analysis,or how the alternativesdecision-making framework will be completed.1.5 This guide does not suggest in what order the social,ecological,or economic attributes of sustainability should beevaluated or which one is most important.This is a decision ofthe company performing the decision-making evaluation.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standard:2E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Perfor-mance of Buildings2.2 NSF/ANSI Standard:3NSF/ANSI Standard 61:Drinking water system component-sHealth effects2.3 Other Standards:US EPA Design for the Environment(DfE)AlternativesAssessment Criteria for Hazard Evaluation4Clean Production Action GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals53.Terminology3.1 Definitions:For definitions related to sustainability notdefined within this guide,refer to Terminology E2114.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 alternatives decision-making framework,nprocessby which the alternatives are evaluated in any product life-cycle stage/phase with the goal of creating a product with animproved or less impactful result.3.2.2 assessment,alternative,nthe activity of comparingthe existing material and the material identified as a possiblealternate.3.2.3 confidential business information,nbusiness detailsincluding,but not limited to financial data,businessrelationships,product ingredients,or manufacturing processesthat are unique to and held as proprietary to an organization.3.2.3.1 DiscussionConfidential business information mayalso be referred to as trade secret information,especially as itrelates to product formulation and manufacturing processes.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainabilityand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.80 on General SustainabilityStandards.Current edition approved April 1,2018.Published April 2018.Originallyapproved in 2015.Last previous edition approved in 2018 as E3027-18.DOI:10.1520/E3027-18A.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from NSF International,P.O.Box 130140,789 N.Dixboro Rd.,AnnArbor,MI,48105,http:/www.nsf.org.4Available from US EPA,Safer Choice Program,Office of Pollution Prevention&Toxics,1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW,Mail Code 7406-M,Washington,DC,http:/www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-01/documents/aa_criteria_v2.pdf.Safer Choice is the new name for EPAs Design for the Environment Program.5GreenScreen is available from and a registered trademark of Clean ProductionAction,1310Broadway,Suite101,Somerville,MA02144,http:/www.greenscreenchemicals.org/method/method-documents.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the