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Socio-economic assessment of phthalates - Environment Working Paper

This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of exposure to phthalates, a group of chemicals with numerous uses, most importantly, as a plasticiser to make rigid plastics like PVC flexible. There is significant concern that these substances can act as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), affecting both human health and ecosystems.

Economic Valuation in Formaldehyde regulation - Environment Working Paper

This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of formaldehyde and reflects on developments in its risk management and regulation. Formaldehyde is used in the manufacture of resins, as a disinfectant and fixative and as a preservative in consumer products. Formaldehyde exposure can be harmful to human health.

Décision-Recommandation du Conseil relative à l’examen en coopération des produits chimiques et à la réduction des risques liés à ces produits

La Décision-Recommandation relative à l’examen en coopération des produits chimiques existants et à la réduction des risques liés à ces produits révise et remplace la Décision-Recommandation de 1991. La partie A se concentre sur le développement de méthodologies harmonisées sur l’évaluation des dangers et l’exposition aux produits chimiques. La partie B se concentre sur la prévention et la réduction des risques.

Improving Markets for Recycled Plastics - Trends, Prospects and Policy Responses

Economic assessment and valuations of environmental and health impacts caused by Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts - Environment Working Paper

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is being used in fluoropolymer production, as surface treatment agents and for the manufacture of side-chain fluorinated polymers. However, there is evidence that PFOA and its salts have a number of hazardous properties that may cause harm to human health and the environment. This report evaluates existing economic assessments and valuations of impacts arising from PFOA and its salts.

Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms in the Environment, Volume 7 - OECD Consensus Documents

BioTrack Product Database

This OECD database allows regulatory officials and stakeholders to share information on products derived from the use of modern biotechnology, as well as some products with novel traits acquired by the use of conventional breeding or mutagenesis, that have been approved for commercial application in at least one country, in terms of food, feed or environmental safety.

Environmental biosafety

Most OECD countries and many non-members have a system of regulatory oversight for products of modern biotechnology (genetically-engineered /transgenic organisms) which are intended for release to the environment. The OECD biosafety work programme aims to consider all types of organisms (plants, trees, animals, micro-organisms) and to promote international harmonisation.

Essai no. 244 : Essai d'inhibition des protozoaires des boues activées

Essai no. 318 : Stabilité de dispersion des nanomatériaux en milieu environnemental simulé