Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives II

Introduction.- Life cycle assessment of additives: methodology and data.- Characterization of environmental exposure: measuring versus modelling.- Environmental fate models.- Toxicological and eco-toxicological studies for additives.- A revision of current models for environmental and human health impact and risk assessment for application to emerging chemicals.- Are chemicals in products good or bad for the society? - The economic perspective.- RISKCYCLE and EU legislation.- Two sides of one coin: relations between hazardous substances and valuable resources.- Toxicological characterization of waste-related products using alternative methods: three case studies.- LCA case study on printed matter.- LCA case study Cushion Vinyl Floor Covering and DEHP: Environmental impacts of use and recycling of additives (DEHP) in products.- Chemicals in leather - international trends on risk based control and management.- Managing e-waste in eeveloped and developing countries.- Mass emissions of pollutants from e-waste processed in China and human exposure assessment.- Tracking global flows of e-waste additives by using substance flow analysis (SFA), with a case study in China.- Human and environmental impact producted by e-waste releases at Guiyu region (China).- In search of zero waste: an experiment in progress.- Mineral oil in board and paper recycling.- Proposed plan for disposal of mercury bearing lamps for India.- Study of the substitution of fossil fuels by RDF produced from municipal solid waste of Hanoi - a case study.- Conclusions.