International harmonization of models for selecting less toxic chemical alternatives: Effect of regulatory disparities in the United States and Europe

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 723-730

  Lam, Carl W ^a   Aguirre, Muskilda P ^b   Schischke, Karsten ^b   Nissen, Nils F ^b   Ogunseitan, Oladele A ^c   Schoenung, Julie M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b FRAUNHOFER IZM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design for the environment; Environmental quality; Hazard assessment; Hazard ranking; Human health; International trade and manufacturing; Threshold limits; Toxic potential; Toxicity regulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874161511     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1305     Document Type: Article

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