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Other unusual, unlabeled, or unknown wastes must be pre-approved by email by sending the chemical names, concentrations, and volumes to [email protected].

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Check the ingredients on products you buy and watch for chemical names containing "fluor-." Specific trade names, such as Teflon and Gore-Tex, are also likely to contain PFAS.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023

Chemically, these hormones are usually ketones or alcohols; their chemical names will end in “-ol” for alcohols or “-one” for ketones.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The documentation you carry should also indicate the generic and chemical names of the active ingredients, which determines permissibility, not brand names.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2018

Abbreviations will be freely used and formul� will be given instead of the chemical names of substances, in the body of the book.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various