Environmental information sheet

Environmental Impact of Citrates, Information Sheet No. 2030, Pfizer Chemicals Division, New York, 1974. 

The global atmospheric circulation acts as an enormous filtration system, which depletes high-latitude precipitation of heavy isotope-bearing water molecules. Because of this system, measurements of the stable isotopic composition of the ice sheets and of ocean-floor sediments reveal very important paleo-environmental information (see Sections 18.2.2,18.3.2, and 18.3.3). Here we examine this filtration system at a physical level. This system was first understood by a great Danish geochemist named Willi Dansgaard (Dansgaard, 1964). 

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). 2000. Information Sheet 1. Dioxin Summary of the Dioxin Reassessment Science. Washington, D.C. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. Also available online at . 

A product-specific material safety data sheet (MSDS) is prepared for each product that has been formulated for a customer. Any time a change in the formula or an ingredient substitution is made in that product, a new update of the MSDS information is performed. In addition, the customer is notified that the original product has changed and the new MSDS is the document that should be consulted for product health, safety, and environmental information. The most current product MSDS then accompanies each shipment of product from the manufacturing facility. 

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). A document that describes the health and safety hazards associated with a product. It also provides information on the selection of protective equipment, spill response, disposal, and other environmental information, matte agent. A compound which aids in the production of an uneven, uniformly rough surface. MCF. See 1,1,1-Trichloroethane. meat wrapping paper. A specially treated odorless and tasteless paper that resists meat juices, fat and grease, and is easy to remove from any kind of meat. 

An information sheet on properties of a material that meet certain combustible, toxic, or other hazardous threshold properties that are specified by the Environmental Protection Agency regulation Title III of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA). They also contain emergency and first aid procedures for the specified material. MSDSs are required to be provided and maintained by organizations that have hazardous materials. They are also required to provide copies to the local fire department for the purposes of fire fighter protection and preplanning. See also Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) Hazardous Material SARA Title III. 

The scope of the Safety and Environmental Information element is broader than the title indicates. Virtually all technical information, including piping and instmment diagrams (P IDs) and equipment data sheets, are incorporated into this element since these documents provide the basis for safety and environmental information. 

MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet. A document that describes the health and safety hazards associated with a product. It should also provide information on the selection of protective equipment, spill response, disposal, and other environmental information. 

Information about hazardous materials should be included in the safe work practices. This information will generally be found in the facility s MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets), which are part of the Safety and Environmental Information. 

Environmental documentation, including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), military specification data, permits (e.g., NPDES, POTW, RCRA), SARA Title III reports, waste manifests, and any pending permits or application information... 

Plastic material suppliers provide material data sheets for each grade they produce. At first glance, there could be a tendency to apply the plastic information in a similar fashion to that of other materials. If such a procedure were to be followed, the result would not only lead to disappointment but also perhaps even to failure for many products. The reason for the difference in treating the plastic data sheets from those of other materials is the behavior of plastics under load and under varying environmental conditions, which normally are not factors with other materials such as steel (Chapter 2). 

NPIRS. 1986. National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (database). Chemical fact sheet for Methyl parathion. U S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC December, 1986. 

The EPA s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics developed Chemical Fact sheets to summarize information on a particular chemical including exposure, environment and human health hazard, environmental fate, regulatory information, and whom to contact for additional information. 

A practical problem faced by tanneries is that many chemical products are proprietary products. Many suppliers do not specify the chemical composition of the products, so tanneries may have to seek additional information from the chemical suppliers in order to determine the environmental impact of the products they use. Sometimes it is also difficult for tanneries to receive accurate information also from the suppliers of the chemicals. Material safety data sheets generally provide some data on the toxicity of the products to humans and environment, and many tanneries use these as the sole source of information to determine the environmental impact of a certain substance. It can be expected in the EU in the future that tanneries will receive more detailed information about the substances used because of the REACH legislation. 

It is particularly worthwhile to search the literature for data generated by others before embarking on a durability trial, including data published in the technical literature and manufacturers own data sheets. Even if no totally suitable data is available there may be information which can add to, or help substantiate, your own results (for details see Chapter 10). However, all such data should be seen in the context of the general environmental resistance of materials, which will at least enable the potential candidates to be short listed and unsuitable materials eliminated. 

There are two main sonrces for the environmental regnlatory, health and safety, and cost information (Betts, 1998). One is EPA s Tide 3 List of Lists, which describes which chemicals are regnlated by what regnlations. The other source is the Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) that all material manufacturers must fdl out for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The MSDS is a critical element in any environmental smdy. 

The communication requirements of REACH ensure that manufacturers, importers, and their customers (i.e., downstream users and distributors) have the information they need to use chemicals safely. Information relating to health, safety and environmental properties, and risks and risk management measures is required to be passed both up and down the supply chain. The primary tool for information is the familiar safety data sheet (SDS) for all dangerous substances. 

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. 

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) should be produced for all substances and mixtures which meet the harmonized criteria for physical, health or environmental hazards under the GHS and for all mixtures which contain substances that meet the criteria for carcinogenic, toxic to reproduction or target organ systemic toxicity in concentrations exceeding the cut-off limits for SDS specified by the criteria for mixtures (see Table 1.5.1 in Chapter 1.5). The competent authority (CA) may also require SDS for mixtures not meeting the criteria for classification as hazardous but which contain hazardous substances in certain concentrations (see Chapter 3.2). The CA may also require SDS for substances or mixtures that meet the criteria for classification as hazardous for non-GHS classes/end-points. An SDS is a well-accepted and effective method for the provision of information, and may be used to convey information for substances or mixtures that do not meet or are not included in the GHS classification criteria. 

Once a substance has been classified, the hazard(s) must be communicated to target audiences. The main tools of chemical hazard communication are labels and MSDSs (sometimes called Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and Material Data Sheets (MDSs)) that contain the hazard information. Their purpose is to identify the hazardous properties of chemicals that may constitute a health, property, or environmental risk during normal handling or use. 

ISO 11014-1 International Standard for Safety Data Sheets In 1994, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developed a standard format for safety data sheets to create consistency in providing information on safety, health, and environmental matters for chemical products. In order to establish uniformity, certain requirements are provided as to how information on the chemical product shall be given (the titles and sequence of the headings and section content). The ISO SDS standard uses the 16-heading format. 

This collection contains full text Material Safety Data Sheets, Summary Sheets, and Label Data for more than 59000 substances, including pure substances and mixtures, 92-96% of which are the most heavily used chemicals in industry. The database originated with Occupational Health Services, Inc. (OHS). The records include occupational, environmental, and regulatory data, as well as names, CAS Registry Numbers, and regulatory list numbers. The OHS online system provides a full file, a summary information file, and a file composed of records to chemicals used in the manufacture of pesticide and other agricultural chemical products (OHS, STN available on CD from OHS). 

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