Implementation of responsible care in the chemical industry: Evidence from Greece

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 822-828

  Evangelinos, K I ^a   Nikolaou, I E ^b   Karagiannis, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c General Chemical State Laboratory   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Environmental management systems (EMS); Health and Safety (H S); Responsible Care Program (RCP)

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); HEALTH AND SAFETY; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; RESPONSIBLE CARE; RESPONSIBLE CARE PROGRAM; RESPONSIBLE CARE PROGRAM (RCP); TOXIC CHEMICALS; UNION CARBIDES;

CARBIDES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MANAGEMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; TOXIC MATERIAL; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COST CONTROL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREECE; HEALTH PROGRAM; POLITICS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GREECE;

GREECE;

EID: 77949571690     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.12.107     Document Type: Article

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