Toxic substances in articles : the need for information /

The use of toxic chemicals in articles is a growing concern for public health and the environment. International trade results in substances being transported among regions. From toys and household items to electronic equipment and automobiles, toxic substances in articles are an increasingly import...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Nordic Council of Ministers
Otros Autores: Massey, Rachel I., Hutchins, Janet G., Becker, Monica
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Copenhagen, Denmark : Nordic Council of Ministers : Swedish Chemicals Agency, 2008.
Colección:TemaNord ; 2008:596.
Temas:
Environmentally induced diseases.
Environmental toxicology.
Environmental protection > International cooperation.
Hazardous wastes.
Ecotoxicology
Maladies de l'environnement.
Écotoxicologie.
Environnement > Protection > Coopération internationale.
Environmental protection > International cooperation
Environmental toxicology
Environmentally induced diseases
Hazardous wastes
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • PART I: Toxic substancesin Articles: The need forinformation
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Scope and Definitions
  • 3. Understanding the Problem:Case Studies of Toxic Substancesin Articles
  • 4. Advantages to a standardizedapproach to information onarticles
  • PART II: Models for informationmanagement
  • 5. Existing legal requirements forinformation on substances inarticles
  • 6. Voluntary systems
  • PART III: The way forward
  • 7. Toward an InternationallyStandardized System
  • Sammanfattning
  • Appendix 1. XRF testingequipmentAppendix 2. The GloballyHarmonized System forClassification and Labelling of Chemicals
  • Appendix 3. Glossary of Acronyms
  • Endnotes

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