Chemical Safety: International Reference Manual

Copyright © 1994 VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Chemical Safety: International Reference Manual

Editor(s): Mervyn Richardson

Published Online: 10 DEC 2007

Print ISBN: 9783527286300

Online ISBN: 9783527616039

DOI: 10.1002/9783527616039

About this Book

How safe is safe enough? We live in a world that is totally dependent on chemicals, be they agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, colorants - it is vitally important that we adopt a sustainable strategy for an environment containing some 11 million chemicals.

This book provides a pragmatic guide to the basic tools of chemical safety assessment, from information retrieval, through hazard and risk assessment to safety evaluation and legal aspects. It is truly global in coverage with contributors drawn from East and West, North and South. It covers natural and artificial hazards to the environment, including the potentially catastrophic effects of modern warfare, and encompasses pollution of air, water and soil as well as occupational exposure to chemicals.

Everyone with a professional interest in pollution control will find this an invaluable source of information - chemists, environmental scientists, chemical engineers, political scientists, toxicologists, ecotoxicologists, in industry, academia, government departments and international agencies - all will be guided and challenged by the wealth of knowledge it contains.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xvii)

  2. Part 1: Introductory Chapters

    1. Chapter 1

      Global Chemical Pollution — the UNEP View (pages 1–11)

      Garislav Shkolenok

    2. Chapter 2

      Principles of Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Chemicals (pages 13–31)

      H. Paul and A. Illing

  3. Part 2: Chemical Safety Information

    1. Chapter 3

      Information Retrieval, Validation and Interpretation (pages 33–42)

      Anne Cowie and Mervyn L. Richardson

    2. Chapter 4

      UNIDO/INTIB: An Energy and Environment Information System for Developing Countries (pages 43–64)

      Peter Pembleton

    3. Chapter 5

      International and National Governmental Information Activities Concerning the Environmental Effects on Chemicals (pages 65–74)

      Judith Deschamps

    4. Chapter 6

      Accessing Health and Safety Information (pages 75–87)

      Sheila Pantry

  4. Part 3: Hazard Assessment

    1. Chapter 7

      Environmental Hazard Assessment of Chemicals (pages 89–109)

      Tadayoshi Shigeoka, Kikuo Yoshida and Hotaka Saito

    2. Chapter 8

      Adverse Health Effects of Environmental Chemicals: Indian Scenario (pages 111–125)

      Devika Nag and Farhat N. Jaffery

    3. Chapter 9

      Parental Occupation and Childhood Cancer (pages 127–139)

      Tatjana Vergieva

    4. Chapter 10

      Comparative Genetic Toxicity of Some Pesticides (pages 141–156)

      Jasna Franekić, Dražena Papeš and Marija Alačevič

    5. Chapter 11

      Intake of Organochlorine Compounds and Levels in Population Groups (pages 157–170)

      Blanka Krauthacker and Elsa Reiner

    6. Chapter 12

      Heavy Metal Dietary Intake: A European Comparison (pages 171–181)

      Maja Blanuša

    7. Chapter 13

      COMPACT and ENACT Procedures in Predicting the Formation of Reactive Intermediates by Cytochrome P450 Metabolism (pages 183–210)

      Costas Ioannides, David F. V. Lewis and Dennis V. Parke

  5. Part 4: Monitoring

    1. Chapter 14

      Environmental Monitoring: Use of Luminescent Bacteria (pages 211–226)

      Don L. Isenberg and Anthony Bulich

    2. Chapter 15

      Cytogenetic Monitoring (pages 227–240)

      Sharolta Gundy, Eva Susanszky, Jenó Major and Andrew E. Czeizel

  6. Part 5: Risk Assessment and Management

    1. Chapter 16

      Identification of Carcinogenic Risks — Qualitative Aspects (pages 241–258)

      Julian Wilbourn and Harri Vainio

    2. Chapter 17

      New Approaches for the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks of Chemicals (pages 259–270)

      Boris L. Rubenchik

    3. Chapter 18

      Risk Assessment of Chemicals: Contrast and Comparison, an International Perspective (pages 271–288)

      Prabhu Kulkarni and Brendan J. Nangle

    4. Chapter 19

      Assessment of Pesticide Action on Human Health and the Environment in the Ukraine (pages 289–296)

      Yuri Kundiev

    5. Chapter 20

      Some Organochlorine Pollutants in the Water Environment and Their Influence on Drinking Water Quality (pages 297–310)

      Vlasta Drevenkar, Sanja Fingler and Zlatko Fröbe

    6. Chapter 21

      Regional Contamination of Soil and Biota with Heavy Metals Following an Explosion of an Ammunition Stockpile Near Oštarije, Croatia (pages 311–328)

      Ladislav A. Palinkaš, Emil Srebočan, Slobodan P. Miko, Jelena Pompe-Gotal, Ksenija Namjesnik and Simon Pirc

    7. Chapter 22

      Assessment and Management of Environmental Exposure to Colorants (pages 329–352)

      Herbert Motschi

    8. Chapter 23

      Fate of Pesticides in the Environment and the Quality of Drinking Water in Relation to Human Health (pages 353–370)

      Mihaela Vasilescu

    9. Chapter 24

      Chlororganic Pesticides and Atrazine in the Environment of Lithuania: Retrospective Analysis and Management Evaluation (pages 371–381)

      Julius Ptashekas, Margarita Barkiene, Genadijus Jonauskas and Skirmante Zhlabyte

    10. Chapter 25

      Management of Halide Mineral Water Discharges (pages 383–392)

      Aga Mamedovich Khojamamedov and Khoja Nepesovich Evzhanov

  7. Part 6: Safety

    1. Chapter 26

      Safety in the Use of Chemicals at the Workplace (pages 393–410)

      Nabil T. Watfa

    2. Chapter 27

      Poisoning and Safety (pages 411–420)

      Wayne A. Temple and Nerida Smith

    3. Chapter 28

      Some Information Regarding Chemical Safety Both in Occupational and Environmental Medicine in China (pages 421–442)

      Shen Li

    4. Chapter 29

      Environmental Chemical Safety (pages 443–458)

      Aysen Müezzinoǧlu, Oya Gürel and Mustafa Odaşi

    5. Chapter 30

      Approaches to Identifying Adverse Health Effects of Chemicals in Use (pages 459–484)

      John H. Duffus and Morrell H. Draper

  8. Part 7: Legal Aspects

    1. Chapter 31

      Liability for Dangerous Industrial Activities and Damage to the Environment; Where Do We Stand After the Council of Europe Convention and the Commission Green Paper? (pages 485–502)

      Jean-Marie Devos and Marja Ekroos

    2. Chapter 32

      Safety and Environmental Stewardship in the Single Market (pages 503–512)

      William G. Seddon-Brown

    3. Chapter 33

      Chemical Regulation in Europe and the United States: International Implications (pages 513–531)

      Marlissa Campbell

    4. Chapter 34

      Worldwide Regulatory Controls to Ensure Safety of Chemicals (pages 533–570)

      Derek Knight

    5. Chapter 35

      Epilogue (pages 571–579)

      Mervyn Richardson

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      Annex 1 (pages 581–583)

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      Annex 2 (pages 585–586)

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      Index (pages 587–613)

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