Comprehensive Assessment Information

Comprehensive Assessment Information Rule, under TSCA (CAIR)... 

EPA. 1988f. TSCA comprehensive assessment information rule Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CFR 704. 

EPA s Comprehensive Assessment Information Rule (CAIR) adopted by Final Rule in 1988 was intended to standardize TSCA 8(a) rules by... 

A comprehensive assessment of the stimulant-dependent patients psychological, medical, forensic, and drug use history may be difficult, because information may be incomplete or unreliable. In recognition of this deficiency, it is important that the patient receives a thorough physical examination, as well... 

The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, passed in 1975, is the primary law governing transportation of chemicals and hazardous materials. The act includes a comprehensive assessment of the regulations, information systems, container safety, and training for emergency response and enforcement. The regulations apply to any person who transports, or causes to be transported or shipped, a hazardous material or who manufactures, fabricates, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package or container which is represented, marked, certified, or sold by such person for use in the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials. ... 

Apart from the pure process-driven requirements of the disintegration within a defined time span and the proof of ultimate biodegradability, it is necessary to make sure that there is no negative impact of degradation products or intermediates of the degradation process on the environment. Adequate information has to be provided for a comprehensive assessment of environmental and toxicological safety. 

In order to ensure that the results of the aforementioned characterization and evaluation activities are readily available to potential users, genebanks usually manage this type of information in comprehensive germplasm information management systems that can be assessed through the internet. The CGIAR Centres have jointly established a system-wide genetic resources information... 

The allocation of responsibilities for carrying out risk assessments of substances under the old system was also problematic, with the burden placed on public authorities rather than the enterprises that manufactured, imported or used the substances. Moreover, the risk assessments were required to be comprehensive rather than targeted and use-specific, resulting in a lengthy assessment process. By 2006, only 141 high-volume chemicals had been identified as priority substances for risk assessment. Information on uses of substances under the old system also tended to be incomplete, as only manufacturers and importers of chemicals were required to provide information, whereas downstream users (industrial users and formulators) were not, with only few exceptions. 

Environmental impact assessment has already shown its value for implementing and strengthening sustainable development, as it combines the precautionary principle of preventing environmental damage and also arranges for public participation. EIA has also become the major tool for an integrated approach to the protection of the environment since it requires a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of an activity on the environment, contrary to the traditional sectoral approach. Moreover, EIA requires the formulation of alternatives to the proposed activity and brings facts and information on environmental impacts to the attention of the decision-makers and the public. 

For a comprehensive assessment of electrocatalytic specificity, a quantitative determination of the rate and the kinetics of each possible path is necessary under various conditions. We recently discussed a phenomenological analysis of multiple reactions in parallel or in series to obtain electrode kinetic information and criteria for selectivity control (60, 61. Previous... 

Another significant difference when working directly with children as opposed to adults is that the clinician relies heavily on the information gathered. Assessment, treatment and termination information is needed from collateral contacts, which include parents, the school system, the community, and other informants who can potentially provide vital information pertaining to the child s difflculties and the impact of treatment and medication. This necessitates eliciting and incorporating feedback from these individuals within the child s environmental system in order to complete a comprehensive assessment of the child in his or her current environment... 

Mental health professionals should not make general assumptions that are based on adult guidelines when it comes to symptoms and presenting problems demonstrated by children, because there are clear differences between children and adults in the manifestation of psychological and emotional difficulties. A comprehensive assessment needs to include significant information on the specific behavioral, emotional, and psychological problems presented by children. The accuracy of this information will help the social worker and the medication prescriber to determine the nature of the child s mental disorder and whether medication therapy is indeed warranted. 

This book examines popular tree nuts (almond, Brazil nut, cashew, hazelnut, macadamia, pecau, pine nut, pistachio, and walnut) together with chesmut aud heart nut, and describes each tree nut s compositional and lipid characteristics, phytochemicals, and health effects. Chemical composition of acorn nut, beech nut, coconut, and hickory are also briefly covered. In addition, the book provides a comprehensive assessment of allergens and antiaflatoxigenic activity of phytochemicals and sphin-golipids, and health benefits of tree nuts as weU as their flavor and volatile compounds. Where avaUable, information on the bioactives and phytochemicals of tree nut by-products is included. Peanut, which is actually a legume, is not discussed in this book as a separate chapter, but where necessary it is used for comparison with tree nuts. 

The information to be included on the form is intended to gather very preliminary exposure data to permit the Agency to assess testing priorities.i When promulgated in 1980, PAIR was intended by EPA to be the first of a series of progressively more detailed reporting rules under TSCA 8(a) to establish a comprehensive assessment of chemical substances."... 

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