EU risk assessment: Science and policy

Toxicology

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2002, Pages 281-285

  Munn, Sharon Janette ^a   Hansen, Bjorn Gaarn ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Existing substances regulation; Regulatory decision making; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; 4,4 METHYLENEDIANILINE; ACROLEIN; ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLONITRILE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; ANISIDINE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN; DIMETHYL SULFATE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE;

ADULT; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MUTAGENS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037184796     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(02)00456-0     Document Type: Article

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