Chapter 4. Speciation and the Emerging Legislation

  1. Rita Cornelis Editor-in-Chief3
  2. Joe Caruso Associate Editor4
  3. Helen Crews Associate Editor5
  4. Klaus Heumann Associate Editor6
  1. Nicole Proust1,
  2. Wolfgang Buscher2,
  3. Michael Sperling2

Published Online: 21 OCT 2005

DOI: 10.1002/0470856009.ch4

Book Title

Handbook of Elemental Speciation II - Species in the Environment, Food, Medicine and Occupational Health

Handbook of Elemental Speciation II - Species in the Environment, Food, Medicine and Occupational Health

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How to Cite

Proust, N., Buscher, W. and Sperling, M. (2005) Speciation and the Emerging Legislation, in Handbook of Elemental Speciation II - Species in the Environment, Food, Medicine and Occupational Health (eds R. Cornelis, J. Caruso, H. Crews and K. Heumann), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470856009.ch4

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

  2. 4

    University of Cincinnati, USA

  3. 5

    Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, UK

  4. 6

    Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    THALES Research and Technology France, Orsay, France

  2. 2

    Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 21 OCT 2005
  2. Published Print: 25 APR 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470855980

Online ISBN: 9780470856000

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Keywords:

  • elemental speciation;
  • speciation and emerging legislation;
  • toxicology and legislation;
  • current legal situation;
  • disclaimer;
  • registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (REACH);
  • comparability of toxicological data;
  • Codex Alimentarius General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food;
  • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Elemental Speciation, Toxicology and Legislation

  • Current Legal Situation

  • Disclaimer

  • References

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