Parts Cleaning Information
Resources for information on parts cleaning for general maintenance and repair activities. Includes Web links and resources provided by Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention. For information on precision cleaning and other more technical cleaning applications, contact the Office of Pollution Prevention
This page on parts cleaning is provided so that Ohio EPA staff, companies, consultants and other interested parties can research parts cleaning information as a means to reducing waste, reducing regulatory burden and as part of a comprehensive pollution prevention program.
Documents
- Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention Solvent Fact sheets
- Waste Reduction in Metal Cleaning - From the North Carolina Office of Waste Reduction. Information on solvent, aqueous and other parts cleaning systems. Web sites, manuals, articles, reports, fact sheets and case studies are provided.
- Aqueous Parts Cleaning for Auto Repair and Fleet Maintenance - From U.S. EPA Region 9. (pdf format)
- Water-Based Parts Washing - From the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance. Three guidance documents on water-based parts washing for repair and maintenance activities. (pdf format).
- Solvent and Process Cleaning Alternatives - From the Solvent Alternative Guide (SAGE).
- List of Clean Air Solvent Products and Companies - From South Coast Air Quality Management District (California).
Information Sites
- Solvent Alternatives Guide (SAGE)
- PPRC Cleaning Projects Database - Comprehensive set fact sheets on alternative cleaning technologies.
- U.S. EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
- TURI Surface Cleaning Laboratory
