Environmental safety aspects of personal care products - A European perspective

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2485-2489

  Tolls, Johannes ^a   Berger, Harald ^a   Klenk, Adolf ^b   Meyberg, Michael ^c   Müller, Rainer ^d   Rettinger, Klaus ^e   Steber, Josef ^e  

^a HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

^b Alcina Cosmetic Dr Kurt Wolff GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^c BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

^d Foxboro Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^e IKW   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CITRIC ACID; COSMETIC; DYE; EMULSIFYING AGENT; HAIR DYE; MACROGOL; MALIC ACID; PERFUME; PRESERVATIVE; PROPELLANT; SILICONE OIL; SURFACTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYGIENE PRODUCT; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; LIPOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

COSMETICS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 73449131916     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/09-104.1     Document Type: Letter

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