A framework to guide selection of chemical alternatives /

Historically, regulations governing chemical use have often focused on widely used chemicals and acute human health effects of exposure to them, as well as their potential to cause cancer and other adverse health effects. As scientific knowledge has expanded there has been an increased awareness of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Design and Evaluation of Safer Chemical Substitutions, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Chemicals > Safety measures.
Chemical industry > Safety measures.
Produits chimiques > Sécurité > Mesures.
Industries chimiques > Sécurité > Mesures.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > General.
Chemical industry > Safety measures
Chemicals > Safety measures
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Existing frameworks and approaches
  • The Committee's framework
  • Scoping, problem formulation, and identifying alternatives
  • Physicochemical properties and environmental fate
  • Comparative exposure assessment
  • Assessment of ecotoxicity
  • Human health
  • Integration of information to identify safer alternatives
  • Life cycle, performance, and economic considerations
  • Identifying, comparing, and implementing alternatives
  • Case studies
  • Chemical design: an opportunity for innovation
  • Appendices.

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