CLEANING CONUNDRUM.

The article offers information on the elimination of solvents that work well but don't meet government standards for toxicity or volatile organic compound (VOC) content by makers of household and industrial cleaning products. It states that few companies have dispatched a chemical named ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, which is considered a hazardous substance in California. It further presents the statement of Martin Vince, a formulation chemist who runs an consulting firm LizMar.