Environmental Chemicals Data and Information

Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network (ECDIN) Environmental Fate (ENVIROFATE) Environmental Eate Databases... 

The data base CICLOPS (Computer interrogation of a Comprehensive List of Organic Pollutants) at December 1983 contained information on about 3.600 organic compounds with over 22.000 individual records. In order to make CICLOPS more easily accessible to participating laboratories and other establishments with legitimate interests, its conversion and loading as a subset of the environmental matrices files of the ECDIN (Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network of the European Communities) data base has been investigated. 

POSTER SESSION ECDIN, ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS DATA AND INFORMATION NETWORK... 

Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network (ECDIN) (19). This is an Internet accessible factual data bank based in Europe containing a wide variety of environmental and CH S information. Much of the information is similar to that found on MSDSs, but unlike those extensive references are given. Additional information is available that is not found on MSDSs. Two categories that are useful in developing supplementary lecture material include Analytical Methods for Detection and Chemical Processes used for production. 

Databank) and ECDIN (Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network) (see Chemical Safety Information Databases). HSDS gives extensive information about 4500 dangerous substances on practically all information types mentioned in Section 3. ECDIN is still available online and on CD-ROM. It comprises data on approximate 100000 chemicals, but the given datasets on each substance are often not completely filled with actual data. For some time ECDIN has also been available on the Internet free of charge. ... 

Under Article 7(1), if the country that receives a notification concludes that further data and information are needed for performing health and environmental assessments of the new substance, it may require the notice submitter to provide those data. This may involve completion of the Annex VII base set (for PMN s that invoke the "escape clause"), and/or performance of further tests specified in Annex VIII, in addition to those contained in Annex VII.(24) Annex VIII specifies a series of sub-chronic and chronic tests, as well as other extensive (and expensive) data requirements that may be required as a part of followup notifications once a chemical enters commercial production and its production volume increases substantially. 

Furthermore, REACH includes new or increased demands on the bidirectional flow of data and information in the supply chain (Tide IV) and places demands on downstream users (Tide V). For instance, REACH includes provisions on safety data sheets for substances on the candidate list (Article 31 and Annex II) and forces suppliers of articles to actively provide information for the safe use of the articles (Article 33). In addition, REACH entities consumers to, without charge, request information within 45 days on the safe use of articles containing SVHCs in concentrations above 0.1 wt% (Article 33). It remains to be seen to what extent the increased flows of information will impact on the management of chemicals. However, companies that work with environmental management systems and companies located closer to consumers in commodity chains will probably seek more actively to decrease chemical-related risks. 

In 1986, David Weininger created the SMILES Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System) notation at the US Environmental Research Laboratory, USEPA, Duluth, MN, for chemical data processing. The chemical structure information is highly compressed and simplified in this notation. The flexible, easy to learn language describes chemical structures as a line notation [20, 21]. The SMILES language has found widespread distribution as a universal chemical nomenclature... 

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted in 1976 to identify and control toxic chemical ha2ards to human health and the environment. One of the main provisions of TSCA was to estabUsh and maintain an inventory of all chemicals in commerce in the United States for the purpose of regulating any of the chemicals that might pose an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment. An initial inventory of chemicals was estabhshed by requiring companies to report to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) all substances that were imported, manufactured, processed, distributed, or disposed of in the United States. Over 50,000 chemical substances were reported. PoUowing this initial inventory, introduction of all new chemical substances requires a Premanufacturing Notification (PMN) process. To be included in the PMN are the identity of the new chemical, the estimated first year and maximum production volume, manufacture and process information, a description of proposed use, potential release to the environment, possible human exposure to the new substance, and any health or environmental test data available at the time of submission. In the 10 years that TSCA has been in effect, the USEPA has received over 10,000 PMNs and up to 10% of the submissions each year are for dyes (382)... 

Contains information on industrial location, storage, and release to air, water, and land of SARA Section 313 chemicals. Data is divided into the following categories facility identification, substance identification, environmental release of chemical, waste treatment, and off-site waste transfer. 

The CESARS database contains comprehensive environmental and health information on chemicals. It provides detailed descriptions of chemical toxicity to humans, mammals, aquatic and plant life, as well as data on physical chemical properties, and environmental fate and persistence. Each record consists of chemical identification information and provides descriptive data on up to 23 topic areas, ranging from chemical properties to toxicity to environmental transport and fate. Records are in English. Available online through CCINFOline from the Canadian Centre For Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and Chemical Information System (CIS) on CD-ROM through CCIN-FOdisc. 

CRS provides information on chemical substances and how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency regulations and data systems. A search engine for chemicals by CAS number, name, molecular formula, chemical type, definition, or other data identifiers. 

Most hydraulic fluid preparations start as chemical mixtures. For instance, there is a considerable area of overlap in the specific petroleum hydrocarbon chemicals contained in the mineral oil and polyalphaolefin hydraulic fluids. For all classes of hydraulic fluids, there may be similarities with other original products intended for use as lubricants. The complications involved in documenting the environmental fate of mixtures increase under conditions encountered at many NPL sites, where it may be hard to determine the precise original product associated with chemicals identified at an area in need of remediation. In most instances, available peer-reviewed literature, supplemented with data obtained from manufacturers of particular formulations and information in trade magazines, can supply information about the original hydraulic fluid preparations. At NPL sites, site-specific evaluations of specific chemicals may be the only feasible way to address concerns over environmental fate and potential exposure risks. 

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