A GHS-consistent approach to health hazard classification of petroleum substances, a class of UVCB substances

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 409-420

  Clark, Charles R ^a   McKee, Richard H ^b   Freeman, James J ^b   Swick, Derek ^c   Mahagaokar, Suneeta ^d   Pigram, Glenda ^e   Roberts, Linda G ^e   Smulders, Chantal J ^f   Beatty, Patrick W ^c  

^a ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc ^*  (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^e CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^f SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Category hazard classification; GHS harmonization issues; Globally Harmonized System (GHS); Hazardous constituents; Petroleum substance categories; Petroleum substances; Representative substances; UVCB substances

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; ASPHALT; FUEL OIL; GASOLINE; KEROSENE; LUBRICATING AGENT; NAPHTHA; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM COKE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAX;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EYE IRRITATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SKIN IRRITATION;

ANIMALIA;

CATEGORY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION; GHS HARMONIZATION ISSUES; GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS); HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS; PETROLEUM SUBSTANCE CATEGORIES; PETROLEUM SUBSTANCES; REPRESENTATIVE SUBSTANCES; UVCB SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALS; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; PETROLEUM; PRODUCT LABELING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887822067     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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