Progress and perspective of perfluorinated compound risk assessment and management in various countries and institutes

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-20

  Zushi, Yasuyuki ^a   Hogarh, Jonathan Nartey ^a   Masunaga, Shigeki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Guideline; Management; Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs); Regulation; Risk assessment; TDI

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RISKS; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

GUIDELINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIAL; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUND (PFCS); PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REGULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS; SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84858178488     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-011-0375-z     Document Type: Review

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