Undisclosed chemicals - implications for risk assessment: A case study from the mining industry

Environment International

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-15

  Singh, Khareen ^a   Oates, Christopher ^b   Plant, Jane ^a   Voulvoulis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Geochemistry Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inaccurate material safety data sheets; Mining chemicals; Undisclosed ingredients

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMMERCE; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRY; MATERIALS HANDLING; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; CHEMICAL IDENTITY; CLEANING PRODUCTS; MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS; MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE; MINING OPERATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNDISCLOSED INGREDIENTS;

CHEMICAL HAZARDS;

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; OIL; REAGENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MINE WASTE; MINING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMPLOYEE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFORMATION; LD 50; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

INACCURATE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS; MINING CHEMICALS; UNDISCLOSED INGREDIENTS;

COAL MINING; COPPER; DISCLOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PLATINUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84896990759     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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