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CEC. 1978. Organotin compounds. Pages 1-18 in Noxious Effects of Dangerous Substances in the Aquatic Environment. Comm. European Commun., Environ. Consumer Serv., Rustenborgvej 7, 2800 Copenhagen, Denmark. 

In the 13 case studies documented processes and experiences of attempts to substitute hazardous substances in the 1980s and 1990s were examined. The aim of the choice of cases was to cover a wide spectrum of substitution conditions consumer-close and consumer-remote products, product auxiliary materials and process auxiliary materials, SMEs and large-scale industiy, environment, consumer and occupational health and safety subjects, technical and organisational iimova-tions. 

Finding a Method Various organizations publish volumes of methods for chemical analysis. One of the most well known is the American Society for Testing and Materials, or ASTM. The ASTM is a not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for producers, users, and consumers, to write standards for materials, products, systems, and services. The ASTM (Figure 5.19) publishes standard test methods encompassing metals, paints, plastics, textiles, petroleum, construction, energy, the environment, consumer products, medical services and devices, computerized systems, electronics, and many other areas. More than 10,000 ASTM standards are published each year in the 72 volumes of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Individual standards are also available. 

Sylvia Waara Institutionen for Samhallsteknik Department of Public Technology Malardalen University Box 883 721 23 Vasteras Sweden Paul A. White Mutagenesis Section, Safe Environments Program, Healthy Environments Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Tunney s Pasture 0803A, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1A 0L2... 

An example for an institutionalized body to fulfil at least partially tasks and functions of tolerability and acceptability assessment and risk appraisal on the national level is the UK Chemical Stakeholder Forum. The forum consists of stakeholders from different associations such as chemical industry, business, environment, consumer protection as well as research institutes. They gather different perceptions and concerns, evaluate and prioritize different chemicals and propose risk management strategies in order to deliberate the government. 

Humans eat fish of more than 1000 fish species approximately 350 of these species are regarded as commercially valuable. The term fish products applies to all marine and freshwater animals, including finfish (i.e., scale fish or bony fish, and sharks and rays) and shellfish (i.e., the crustaceans [e.g., prawns, shrimps, lobsters, Antarctic krill], and mollusks [e.g., squid, oysters, abalone]). The only exceptions are aquatic mammals and frogs (EC Directive 91/493/EEC). Overall, the number of species from aquatic environments consumed by humans is consequently much higher. The marine and freshwater fish consumed by humans are mainly wild-caught. On the other hand, cultured fish contribute about 12% to the world fish catch, but these are mainly freshwater fish. Edible parts of fish include fillets (mainly the muscle tissue called the fish meat, with or without skin), carcasses (e.g., canned), and by-products of some fish species, mainly gonads (roe) and livers (of lean fish). 

The EINECS Inventory, the European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances, is an inventory of the chemical substances which were on the European Community market between January 1971 and September 1981. Substances which are not in the EINECS inventory are considered new and must pass a notification procedure before they can be marketed in the EC member states. The inventory has been compiled by the Commission of the European Communities (Directorate Gteneral IX, Environment, Consumer Protection and Nuclear Safety) in collaboration with the member states. The Commission first created a core inventory, ECOIN, with 33,000 substances based on... 

The Directorate for Environment, Consumer Affairs and Nuclear Safety (DG XI) of the European Commission in Brussels and other Directorates. 

A report prepared for the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Environment, Consumer Protection and Nuclear Safely... 

These are some current-awareness publications for many safety topics. They include occupational safety and health, products liability, environment, consumer products, food and drugs, workers compensation, nuclear energy, mine safety and health, chemicals, hazardous materials transportation, noise, insurance and loss control, and other topics important in safety and safety engineering. 

Since they are destined to be dispersed into the environment, consumables should meet several environmentally friendly criteria, including the following ... 

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