Advancing safer alternatives through functional substitution

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 742-749

  Tickner, Joel A ^a   Schifano, Jessica N ^b   Blake, Ann ^c   Rudisill, Catherine ^d   Mulvihill, Martin J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

^c Environmental and Public Health Consulting   (United States)

^d SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; DECISION MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL SUBSTITUTION; CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DECISION MAKERS; FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT PERFORMANCE;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLUSTER SCORING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL SUBSTITUTION; HAZARD; POLICY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; UNITED STATES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; GOVERNMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DANGEROUS GOODS;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921773501     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503328m     Document Type: Article

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