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Safer Chemicals Within Reach Using The Substitution Principleto Drive Green Chemistry
by: The International Chemical Secretariat Contributors
Safer Chemicals Within Reach Using The Substitution Principleto Drive Green Chemistry
Publisher: Clean Production Action (CPA)
Published: October 2003, Updated February 2005
ISBN 10: 1903907071
ISBN 13: 9781903907078
Report prepared for the Greenpeace Environmental Trust by Clean Production Action with contributions from International Chemical Secretariat
Synthetic chemicals have become very much part of our lives. They may be seen to serve useful purposes and to bring substantial benefits to our lives and our health. At the same time, however, many are already known to possess dangerous properties while many more have never had their safety properly assessed. We should certainly not be indiscriminately exposed to chemical pollutants on an ongoing basis. Nevertheless, we are. Research into levels of industrial chemicals in the human body shows that we are continuously exposed to a large number of chemical pollutants.
The fact that we are all continuously exposed to many different chemicals is because the law allows this to happen. European law is currently based on an assumption that there are ‘acceptable’ levels of risk, even from the most hazardous chemicals, and regulators determine acceptable levels of exposure from these risk calculations.
Contents:
Cover
Copyright
Table of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We know there is a problem, what is the solution?
Is the Substitution Principle workable?
2. INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND: TOXIC CONTAMINATION
2.1 What is the Substitution Principle?
2.2. Why not control the risks instead of insisting on substitution?
2.3 What is a ‘safer alternative’?
3. WHY MAKE SUBSTITUTION A LEGAL OBLIGATION?
3.1 The Substitution Principle must be an obligation for all – not only for the most progressive companies
3.2 Substitution regulation spurs innovation
3.3 Legislation is needed to ensure that data is available for substitution
3.4 Legal precedents for the Substitution Principle
3.5 Case Study: Alternatives to Dry cleaning with Perchloroethyelene
4. WHAT IF THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE AVAILABLE?
4.1 Mandatory planning for substitution
4.2 Economic Instruments
4.3. Technical Support to find safer alternatives
5. SUBSTITUTION IN PRACTICE – THE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
5.1 Greenpeace efforts to win corporate commitments to chemical substitution
OSPAR List +
5.2 Downstream users promote mandatory substitution
5.3 Recyclers support mandatory substitution
5.4 Retailers support mandatory substitution
6. CONCLUSIONS
1. Substituting brominated flame retardants (BFRs)
2. Assessing non BFR chemical alternatives – are they safer?
3. Substituting lead in electronic products
4. Retailers are substituting a range of hazardous materials
5. PVC phase out is widespread
6. Chemical suppliers are adopting Green Chemistry
ANNEX I CASE STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL SUBSTITUTION
1. Substituting brominated flame retardants (BFRs)
1.1 The electronics industry found alternatives to BFRs
1.2 Retailers target BFRs for substitution IKEA
1.3 Leaders in the building trade are phasing out BFRs Skanska
2. Assessing non BFR chemical alternatives – are they safer?
2.1 Material and functional approaches to substituting BFRs
3. Substituting lead in electronic products
4. Retailers are substituting a range of hazardous materials
5. PVC phase out is widespread
6. Chemical suppliers are adopting Green Chemistry
link:http://rapidshare.com/files/262338130/_1903907071.rar
pw:R20090731
by: The International Chemical Secretariat Contributors
Safer Chemicals Within Reach Using The Substitution Principleto Drive Green Chemistry
Publisher: Clean Production Action (CPA)
Published: October 2003, Updated February 2005
ISBN 10: 1903907071
ISBN 13: 9781903907078
Report prepared for the Greenpeace Environmental Trust by Clean Production Action with contributions from International Chemical Secretariat
Synthetic chemicals have become very much part of our lives. They may be seen to serve useful purposes and to bring substantial benefits to our lives and our health. At the same time, however, many are already known to possess dangerous properties while many more have never had their safety properly assessed. We should certainly not be indiscriminately exposed to chemical pollutants on an ongoing basis. Nevertheless, we are. Research into levels of industrial chemicals in the human body shows that we are continuously exposed to a large number of chemical pollutants.
The fact that we are all continuously exposed to many different chemicals is because the law allows this to happen. European law is currently based on an assumption that there are ‘acceptable’ levels of risk, even from the most hazardous chemicals, and regulators determine acceptable levels of exposure from these risk calculations.
Contents:
Cover
Copyright
Table of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We know there is a problem, what is the solution?
Is the Substitution Principle workable?
2. INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND: TOXIC CONTAMINATION
2.1 What is the Substitution Principle?
2.2. Why not control the risks instead of insisting on substitution?
2.3 What is a ‘safer alternative’?
3. WHY MAKE SUBSTITUTION A LEGAL OBLIGATION?
3.1 The Substitution Principle must be an obligation for all – not only for the most progressive companies
3.2 Substitution regulation spurs innovation
3.3 Legislation is needed to ensure that data is available for substitution
3.4 Legal precedents for the Substitution Principle
3.5 Case Study: Alternatives to Dry cleaning with Perchloroethyelene
4. WHAT IF THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE AVAILABLE?
4.1 Mandatory planning for substitution
4.2 Economic Instruments
4.3. Technical Support to find safer alternatives
5. SUBSTITUTION IN PRACTICE – THE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
5.1 Greenpeace efforts to win corporate commitments to chemical substitution
OSPAR List +
5.2 Downstream users promote mandatory substitution
5.3 Recyclers support mandatory substitution
5.4 Retailers support mandatory substitution
6. CONCLUSIONS
1. Substituting brominated flame retardants (BFRs)
2. Assessing non BFR chemical alternatives – are they safer?
3. Substituting lead in electronic products
4. Retailers are substituting a range of hazardous materials
5. PVC phase out is widespread
6. Chemical suppliers are adopting Green Chemistry
ANNEX I CASE STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL SUBSTITUTION
1. Substituting brominated flame retardants (BFRs)
1.1 The electronics industry found alternatives to BFRs
1.2 Retailers target BFRs for substitution IKEA
1.3 Leaders in the building trade are phasing out BFRs Skanska
2. Assessing non BFR chemical alternatives – are they safer?
2.1 Material and functional approaches to substituting BFRs
3. Substituting lead in electronic products
4. Retailers are substituting a range of hazardous materials
5. PVC phase out is widespread
6. Chemical suppliers are adopting Green Chemistry
link:http://rapidshare.com/files/262338130/_1903907071.rar
pw:R20090731