Sometimes it’s necessary to recognize the inevitable and accept the wave of public pressure. The widespread use of detergents in our industry has drawn significant attention. Our industry has been using nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) in our detergents for many years without problems or environmental concerns. We even signed up to replace washroom products with more environmentally friendly chemicals in LaundryESP¤. We were unaware of the potential for a major change in our detergent formulations for something other than cost or product quality. How-ever, the discovery that a degradation product of NPE was toxic to aquatic life moved EPA to investigate ...