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FIGURE 2.1 Driving forces infl uencing the adoption of DFE.

everyday EH&S operations to broad community in volvement. How -
ever, DFE-based innovation is perhaps the only real opportunity to
produce quantum improvements in a com pany’s environmental
footprint while enabling continued growth and prosperity.

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