Chemical Risk Assessment: A Manual for REACH
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1119953685 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 418 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book explains, in terms that are understandable to non-experts, what the Regulation requires, accurately, completely and concisely.The content is designed to be of use to a wide readership including: • Business managers – needing to understand the commercial impacts • Scientists – planning work programmes for assessment of hazard and risk • Product stewards – considering the implications of placing substances on the EU market • Users of chemicals – understandin
Very good and professional book As all REACH processes, this book is not for everyone. But it is extremely well structured and contains excellent information. REACH is not an easy topic to cover. well done.
This book is an essential guide and support to understanding of the science and policy, procedure and practice that underpins the REACH risk assessments required for the use and placing on the market of chemicals in the European Union. A clear understanding of information provision and how this affects the assessment of chemical safety is fundamentally important to the success of policy on chemicals and ultimately to the sustainability of the chemicals industry. Within the book, the scientific processes that underpin the policy are explained in a practical way. Importantly, it includes coverage of techniques to help solve the problems of using potentially risky and hazardous chemicals through the use of less hazardous alternatives and ‘green chemistry’, and also the analysis of the risks of the use of the most hazardous substances against the social and economic benefits of use. Chemical Risk Assessment: A Manual for REACH covers the following main themes: i) Assessment of chemical risk; ii) Risk management; iii) Hazard reduction, substitution and green chemistry; iv) Risk versus benefit – socio-econ