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April 1st 2007 Trichloroethylene is a contributing factor in almost one third of all fatalities in the UK's surface engineering industry, according to Clive Ward, general manager of the Clean-Tek product range at Wheelabrator Group. He is concerned that the industry's love affair with the potentially cancercausing metal degreaser is continuing unabated, despite its use being curtailed by the Solvents Emissions Directive (SED) from 31 October. Ward believes that the advantages of moving to aqueous forms of degreasing are obvious. It is no longer the costly process it once was, and he says it is effective at removing grease, oil, dust, tar, carbon, dirt and other contaminants. He says "Water-based systems, such as the Clean- Tek ranges of top-load, front-load and conveyor spray wash cleaning systems and ultrasonic tanks, are easy to install into production lines and require minimal training. They also help companies minimise the environmental impact of their operations by using 95% water and 5% aqueous, non-hazardous detergent." More articles from Wheelabrator Group Ltd: | 
