Sentence examples for safer substitutes from inspiring English sources

About 1880 several European governments, seeking to develop safer substitutes for black powder, set up testing stations.

"EPA is committed to more fully understanding the potential risks of flame retardant chemicals, taking action if warranted, and identifying safer substitutes when possible".

The chemical threat to the ozone layer had been identified in 1974, and industries and governments were planning to shift to safer substitutes.

Given the principle that safer substitutes can work when used medically, it makes sense to encourage the use of safer alternatives to illegal drugs.

Schlumberger, a service company that performs fracturing operations on behalf of gas companies, said it was working on "green" fracturing fluids, including safer substitutes for hazardous chemicals.

Environmental groups argued that the move was mainly aimed at pleasing voters in farm states and would delay the development of safer substitutes.

A safer substitute for etching copper plates is ferric chloride (iron perchloride).

Some companies, like Clorox, have been exemplary in reducing risks by phasing out chlorine gas with a safer substitute.

"The high rate of substitution for prescribed substances, particularly among patients with pain-related conditions, suggests that further research into cannabis/cannabinoids as a potentially safer substitute for or adjunct to opiates is justified," the researchers concluded.

In addition, says Winn, "We're trying to urge the chemical community to establish a safer substitute".

When BP said it couldn't find a safer substitute, EPA began to test eight of the 14 dispersants that it had previously approved for oil spills.