Toxicology and Ecotoxicology in Chemical Safety Assessment
1. Auflage Februar 2005
168 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The use of chemicals in the workplace is governed by stringent
health, safety and environmental legislation, and companies spend
significant amounts of time and money assessing the risks
associated with the safe handling and use of chemicals. In
practice, a range of information is required when assessing the
safe handling of chemicals, much of which is provided by the
manufacturer in the material safety data sheet.
Toxicology and Ecotoxicology in Chemical Safety
Assessment is written for corporate health & safety
officers and safety managers, R&D chemists, process chemists
and engineers, and manufacturing unit managers & supervisors in
all industries where chemicals are used. The information contained
in this book will help those personnel understand, interpret and
apply the range of information supplied on a material safety data
sheet when planning the safe handling and use of chemicals.
* Provides detailed practical guidance in using supplier
Tox/Ecotox data when assessing the risks associated with the
industrial handling and use of chemicals.
* Data from different manufacturers is often compiled to
different standards, using different methodologies. This book will
provide the reader with a detailed framework within which to
evaluate the data supplied.
* Helps readers to plot a commercially realistic path between
over- and under-evaluation of the risks and hazards associated with
the industrial handling and use of chemicals.
Introduction.
Toxicity.
Chemical irritancy and corrosive effects.
Chemical allergies.
Genetic toxicology and carcinogenicity.
Reproductive toxicology.
The nervous system.
Alternatives to animal testing.
2. Ecotoxicology.
Introduction.
Aquatic toxicity testing.
Chemical persistence and biodegradability.
Bioaccumulation.
3. Classification and labelling of chemicals according to their
hazardous nature.
Introduction.
Europe.
The Dangerous Substances Directive 67/548/EEC.
Preparations.
Canada.
USA.
Summary.
4. Handling chemicals in the workplace.
Introduction.
Risk assessment.
Chemical harzards.
.
5. Chemical control.
Introduction.
Chemical control in Europe.
Chemical control in the USA.
Chemical control in Australia.
6. The Material Safety Data Sheet.
Introduction.
How to deal with differences in toxicological information
brings together a large amount of up-to-date information that
probably never has been brought together in one place.
This is not a book for the professional toxicologist, but for those
who need to use toxicology professionally"
Chemistry & Industry, Issue 10 May 2005
