Views on chemical safety information and influences on chemical disposal behaviour in the UK

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1299-1306

  Hinks, J ^a   Bush, J ^a   Andras, P ^a   Garratt, J ^a   Pigott, G ^b   Kennedy, A ^a   Pless Mulloli, T ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NuFarm UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical supply chain; Cognitive profiles; Environment; Labelling schemes; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; GRAPH THEORY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RISK PERCEPTION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL SUPPLY CHAIN; COGNITIVE PROFILES; ENVIRONMENT; LABELLING SCHEMES; RISK COMMUNICATION;

HEALTH RISKS;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SAFETY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL WASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57149118204     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.10.056     Document Type: Article

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