Table of Contents
Introduction
Steffen Erler, University of Surrey, UK, and Joanne Lloyd, Chemical Industries Association, UK
Assessment Tools under the New European Union Chemicals Policy
Frans M. Christensen and Jack H.M. de Bruijn, European Commission, Italy, Bjorn G. Hansen, European Commission, Belgium, and Sharon J. Munn, Birgit Sokull-Kluettgen and Finn Pedersen, European Commission, Italy
Project HERA (Human and Environmental Risk Assessment): An Industry Initiative Anticipating the New EU Chemicals Policy
John Solbe, Chair, HERA Operational Team; Consultant; UK
The Precautionary Principle and Global Chemical Risk Management: Some Insights from the Case of Persistent Organic Pollutants
Steve Maguire and Jaye Ellis, McGill University, Canada
Hazard and Exposure Considerations related to Chemical Risk Assessment
Peter Frier, LGC, UK
Never Change a Running Process? Substitution of Hazardous Chemicals in Products and Processes: Definition, Key Drivers and Barriers
Joachim Lohse, OEkopol GmbH Hamburg, Germany, Lothar Lissner, Kooperationsstelle Hamburg, Germany, and Sven Lundie, Andreas Ahrens and Martin Wirts, OEkopol GmbH Hamburg, Germany
Risk Assessment and Life-cycle Assessment: Fundamentally Different yet Reconcilable
Anneke Wegener Sleeswijk and Reinout Heijungs, Leiden University, The Netherlands, and Steffen T. Erler, University of Surrey, UK
Chemical Management Services: Greening the Supply Chain
Jennie Oldham, Green Alliance, UK, and Tom Votta, Chemical Strategies Partnership, USA