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Underlying foundation of science used in the regulation of industrial chemicals [electronic resource] / Joseph Plamondon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plamondon, Joseph E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Toxic Substances Control Act.
- United States.
- Chemicals--Law and legislation--United States.
- Chemicals.
- Chemicals--Law and legislation--European Union countries.
- Hazardous substances--Law and legislation--United States.
- Hazardous substances.
- Hazardous substances--Law and legislation--European Union countries.
- Environmental policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (146 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Shawbury, U.K. : Smithers Rapra, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Chemical identity issues are of central importance to the successful implementation of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), both for the regulated community and for the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) responsible for REACH's implementation. A variety of nomenclature systems exists, some with similar naming convention but also with critically important differences. These systems include: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) which is used in European Union (EU) countries and that provides the primary nomenclature system to be used
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction: Importance of Science in the Implementation of TSCA and REACH-Chemical Identity and Risk Assessment; 2 Risk Assessment; 3 International Conventions for Naming Chemicals; 4 Nomenclature Problems under the TSCA; 5 Technical Guidance Document: Substance Identification and Naming in REACH; 6 Polymer Definitions, Naming Conventions, and Regulatory Consequences Under TSCA and REACH; 7 Treatment of Nanotechnology Under the TSCA and REACH; 8 Summary and Future of the Science and Regulation of Chemicals; Abbreviations; Author Index; Subject Index
- Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-84735-149-2
- OCLC:
- 647751830
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