REACH-The new European chemicals law

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 7115-7121

  Lahl, Uwe ^a   Hawxwell, Katrin Anne ^a  

^a German Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PERFLUOROOCTANE;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE; LEGISLATION; SAFETY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HUMAN; LAW; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33845293788     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062984j     Document Type: Review

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