profit. Some businesses claim that it is too costly to run a business using alternative chemicals. Other reasons why businesses have not necessarily switched over to a different alternative chemical in lieu of the toxic one could be a lack of knowledge that an alternative exists or the fact that the alternative may not have been created yet. References External links Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute Oregon DEQ Toxics Use/Waste Reduction Assistance Program New Jersey Pollution Prevention Act and technical assistance program Pollution