Miljøprojekt, 1013 – More environmentally friendly alternatives to PFOS-compounds and PFOA

More environmentally friendly alternatives to PFOS-compounds and PFOA

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Personal communication with Frank Jensen, Danish EPA (Mijløstyrelsen), March and June 2004.

Personal communication with Watze de Wolf, Manager, Environmental Sciences Europe, DuPont Coordination Center, Belgium, June-October 2004 (2004a)

Personal communication by email with Martin Stephan, Global Business Manager, Surfactants for fire-fighting foam, DuPont, May and June 2004 (2004b).

Personal communication by email with Bill Beers, Akron Technology Center, OMNOVA, May 2004.

Personal communication by email with Poul Rasmussen, PoraTek I/S, May 2004. PoraTek is a representative for OMNOVA in Denmark.

Personal communication by email with Sandra Gurt, Münzing Chemie GmbH, May and June 2004.

Personal communication by email with Heinz-Guenther Schulte, Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co, May 2004.

Personal communication by mail with Christa van Aalten, Rütgers Kureha Solvents (RKS) GmbH, May 2004.

Personal communication by email with Christian Wulff, BASF, May 2004.

Personal communication by email with Stefan Mansel, Worlée-Chemie, May 2004.

Personal communication with a company that sells fire-fighting foams in Denmark, June 2004.

Personal communication with Jørgen Damsgaard, Falck Teknik, June 2004.

Personal communication with Jens Søgaard, the Navy (Søværnets Materiel Kommando), October 2004.

Personal communication with Frank Hauberg, Hauberg Technique, October 2004.

Personal communication with Dr. M. Prall, Dr. Richard Sthamer GmbH & Co. KG, October 2004.

Personal communication with a surface treatment company in Denmark, July 2004.

Personal communication with Finn Ryan, Teleinstruments A/S, July 2004.

Personal communication with Jens Peter Larsen, Copenhagen Airports A/S, September 2004.

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