Hazardous substances : risks and regulations / Thomas Schupp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schupp, Thomas, author.

Series:

De Gruyter Textbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toxicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, [2020]

Summary:

This title presents a detailed overview on the full range of hazard categories and the associated risks of chemicals. It provides a basic introduction into toxicology, ecotoxicology and environmental behavior and enables all who perform precise chemical analysis to handle substances according to their intrinsic properties such as physical-chemical, environmental, ecological and toxicological hazards.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Physical and chemical properties of substances

3. Basics in toxicology

4. Basics in ecotoxicology and environmental behavior

5. Dose–response in toxicology and ecotoxicology

6. Classification, labeling and packaging of chemicals

7. A brief view on the classification and labeling of dangerous goods

8. Regulations concerning notification and marketing of substances in the European Union

9. Workplace safety

10. Storage of hazardous substances and mixtures

11. Properties of selected hazardous substances

12. Appendix 1: solutions to the exercises

Appendix 2

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-061895-8

OCLC:

1191864238