HERA project

The HERA project [94] resulted in complete and systematic risk assessments reviewing extensive data sets for all major surfactants where - beyond others - the NOEL and the total exposure is determined. 

In the HERA project, a European voluntary initiative commissioned by A.I.S.E. (representing the formulators and manufacturers of household and industrial and institutional cleaning products) and CEFIC " (representing the suppliers and manufacturers of the raw materials), the most important ingredients of laundry detergents are subject to a systematic risk assessment. This covers product safety from an ecological and human health perspective. The underlying reports are available to the public via the HERA website. 

A collaborative study on the Human and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA) of cleaning products between Cefic and the International Soap, Detergent and Maintenance Products Association (AISE) resulted in the risk assessment of several substances through the relevant supply chains. The project enabled downstream users to develop a better understanding of the final use and environmental endpoints of these products. A major result of the initiative has been the creation of a website where customers and consumers can be informed on the risks associated with specific substances. 

J. Solbe, Project HERA (Human and Environmental Risk Assessment) An Industry Initiative Anticipating the New EU Chemicals Policy, Greener Management International, 2003, 41, 21. 

De las Heras S, Mengual E, Velayos JL, Gimenez-Amaya JM (1997) New data on the anatomical organization of the thalamostriatal projections. In Obeso JA, DeLong MR, Ohye C, Marsden CD (Eds), The Basal Ganglia and New Surgical Approaches for Parkinson s Disease. New York Lippincott-Raven, pp 69-81. 

Isaac, A., Shorrock, S.T., Kennedy, R., Kirwan, B., Anderson, H., and Bove, T. (2002). Technical Review of Human Performance Models and Taxonomies of Error in Air Traffic Management (HERA), Eurocontrol Project Report, HRS/HSP-002-REP-01. Brussels European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. 

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