Toxicology and Ecotoxicology in Chemical Safety Assessment
Laura Robinson, Ian Thorn(auth.)Toxicology and Ecotoxicology in Chemical Safety Assessment is written for corporate health & safety officers and safety managers, R&D chemists, process chemists and engineers, and manufacturing unit managers & supervisors in all industries where chemicals are used. The information contained in this book will help those personnel understand, interpret and apply the range of information supplied on a material safety data sheet when planning the safe handling and use of chemicals.
* Provides detailed practical guidance in using supplier Tox/Ecotox data when assessing the risks associated with the industrial handling and use of chemicals.
* Data from different manufacturers is often compiled to different standards, using different methodologies. This book will provide the reader with a detailed framework within which to evaluate the data supplied.
* Helps readers to plot a commercially realistic path between over- and under-evaluation of the risks and hazards associated with the industrial handling and use of chemicals.Content:
Chapter 1 Toxicology (pages 1–53):
Chapter 2 Ecotoxicology (pages 55–71):
Chapter 3 Classification and Labelling of Chemicals According to their Hazardous Nature (pages 73–97):
Chapter 4 Handling Chemicals in the Workplace (pages 99–114):
Chapter 5 Chemical control (pages 115–125):
Chapter 6 The Material Safety Data Sheet (pages 127–143):
Chapter 7 Glossary of Terms (pages 145–153):