MIL-DTL-55040E
6.4 Environmentally preferable material. Environmentally preferable materials should be used to the
maximum extent possible to meet the requirements of this specification. As of the dating of this
document, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is focusing efforts on reducing 31 priority
chemicals. The list of chemicals and additional information is available on their website at
https://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/wastemin/priority.htm. Included in the list of 31 priority chemicals are
cadmium, lead, and mercury. Use of these materials should be minimized or eliminated unless needed to
meet the requirements specified herein (see section 3).
6.5 Changes from previous issue. Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes
with respect to the previous issue due to the extensiveness of the changes.
CONCLUDING MATERIAL
Custodians:
Preparing activity:
Army - AR
DLA - CC
DLA CC
(Project 6145-2011-039)
Review activities:
Army - AT, MI
NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this document. Since
organization and responsibilities can change, please verify the currency of the information above using
the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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