Chemical in Canada

Meek, M. E., and Armstrong, V. C. (2007). The assessment and management of industrial chemicals in Canada. In Risk Assessment of Chemicals An Introduction, Van Leeuwen, K., and Vermeire, T, eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, pp. 591-621. 

SVHC chemicals are candidates for authorization. A chemical that is subject to authorization is banned from the European Union in any amount unless a specific use is authorized by the European Commission. Authorization is somewhat akin to the virtual elimination of a chemical in Canada. The goal under both... 

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