Data sources industrial chemicals

Safety Data Sheets, MCA, Washington. The whole series of 101 sheets was withdrawn in 1980, but remains a useful source of collected information on basic industrial chemicals. 

The data analysis included evaluating the number, impact, profile, and causes of reactive incidents. CSB examined more than 40 data sources (e.g., industry and governmental databases and guidance documents safety/loss prevention texts and journals and industry association, professional society, insurance, and academic newsletters), focusing on incidents where the primary cause was related to chemical reactivity. 

CSB searched over 40 data sources for incidents that met its definition of a reactive incident (Section 2.1). The data search focused on recent incidents (since 1980) where the primary cause was related to chemical reactivity however, the 1980 cutoff is not intended to diminish the important lessons learned from prior incidents. The search covered both chemical manufacturing (i.e., raw material storage, chemical processing, and product storage) and other industrial activities involving bulk chemicals, such as... 

The anthropogenic chemicals were by far the most numerous group of compounds and are the compounds of greatest concern to this study. In reviewing concentration and source data for these chemicals, it becomes apparent that they are of three types Those found in industrialized urban areas with no specific production source those commonly used in manufacturing processes with multiple sources and those specific to a single industrial site and traceable to that source. 

In 2002, the European Exposure Factors (ExpoFacts) database started as a 2-year project funded by CEFIC-LRI (European Chemical Industry Council, Long Range Research Initiative) to create a European database of factors affecting exposure to environmental contaminants. The aim was to create a public access data source, similar to the US-EPA Exposure Factors Handbook (US-EPA 1997), which has been widely used by European researchers, but with European data. Since 2006, the project is hosted by the European Commission s Joint Research Centre (JRC 2007). 

Biocatalytic processes increasingly penetrate the chemical industry. In a recent study, 134 industrial-scale biotransformations, on a scale of > 100 kg with whole cells or enzymes starting from a precursor other than a C-source, were analyzed. Hydrolases (44%), followed by oxido-reductases (30%), dominate industrial biocatalytic applications. Average performance data for fine chemicals (not pharmaceuticals) applications are 78% yield, a final product concentration of 108 g I.1, and a volumetric productivity of 372 g (L d) 1. 

This chapter presents data on the chemical composition of size-fractionated particles and the temporal distribution of metallic emissions. These data were collected at The Pennsylvania State University which is situated at University Park in central Pennsylvania. The location is rural and is at least 100 miles from any major industrial source or any major urban area. It was expected that the major concentration of particles would result from natural sources such as entrained soil although some contributions from anthropogenic sources, such as the combustion of fuels for heating and transportation, were expected. 

Japan published in March 2003 its first PRTR report for 2001 data on 354 chemicals based on a legislative framework. The report includes release and transfer data submitted by industry for 35 000 facilities and estimated release data for diffuse sources. Information is available in English, also for 2002. 

In addition, Industrial Chemicals," by Faith, Keys, and Clark, 2) contains data on consumption of chemicals by markets for 1948. One-hundred-four chemicals are included. Another valuable source of chemical consumption data is Chemical Economics Handbook," edited by Raymond Ewell ( ). 

Commanders in the local area shall make every attempt to obtain information about toxic industrial chemical facilities within their area of operation. Sources of information include the safety report and safety data sheets on the facility, international code marking on storage... 

FIGURE 1 Chemical water emissions by industry. These industries contribute 95% of the total emissions (1999 data). Source DuPont Consulting Solutions analysis of EPA Toxics Release Inventory, 1999. 

SOURCE Dow Chemical Co. Industrial Laundry Data Package ... 

Most work discussed here regarding standard Antek on-line/at process analyzers, laboratory based equipment, and the High Speed Sulfur (HSS) on-line analyzer was carried out in the PAC Houston R D Laboratory and Production facility. Other data were collected from various industry and public sources and are so identified in the associated text and graphics. Various solvents, sulfur sources, and standard reference materials were used in association with both historical and new data. Solvents and chemicals, such as iso-octane, toluene, and dibutyl sulfide, were of typically reagent grade purity and were obtained from readily available commercial sources, such as Aldrich chemicals. When appropriate, these materials were analyzed before use. 

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