Chemical Data Articles

On January 5, 2017, the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article, “Outlook 2017: Amended Chemicals Law Implementation Top Priority,” quoted Charles M. Auer, Senior Regulatory and Policy Advisor with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), regarding how Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule information will be used in the future to help prioritize risk evaluations and other ...

Jan. 4, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

It is received wisdom amongst many ‘data gurus’ that correlation equals insight. And supporting them in their quest are plenty of analytics platforms to spot these correlations and hidden relationships and additional tools to blend data and identify further relationships. The reality is that most data interrelationships are not that simple. Many correlations are based on ...

Sep. 14, 2016

By Tessella Support Services plc

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to offer a complimentary webinar that will include a review of the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule elements, a highlight of changes that will come into play for 2016, and some helpful hints on how to get ...

Apr. 28, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

There is a nice anecdote I wanted to start with. When the market keeps buying what you produce, there is no need to spend time and money on R&D or develop new solutions. This is akin to the great one and only “Ambassador” car of India which was a 1957 “British Morris Oxford Series III” car. The car had very limited challenge until the ...

Dec. 1, 2013

By Agaram Technologies

Based on written communications from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, questions have been raised as to the agency’s interpretation of the six chemical categories created under Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(b)(2) authority. Chemicals long considered part of these well-established categories identified decades ago are ...

Jan. 25, 2012

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Based on written communications from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, questions have been raised as to the agency’s interpretation of the six chemical categories created under Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(b)(2) authority. Chemicals long considered part of these well-established categories identified decades ago are ...

Jan. 25, 2012

By Acta Group

3E Company (Carlsbad, CA) is a provider of information technology (IT) products and services to help clients manage their environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance issues, their chemical data reporting requirements, and the environmental impacts of their supply chains and product life cycles on a global basis. The firm has continued to introduce new product and service lines—most ...

Jan. 23, 2012

By Verisk 3E

Toxicity‐based sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) are often used to assess the potential of sediment contamination to adversely affect benthic macrofauna, yet the correspondence of these guidelines to benthic community condition is poorly documented. This study compares the performance of five toxicity‐based SQG approaches to a new benthos‐based SQG approach relative to changes in benthic ...

Mar. 23, 2011

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Dynamic changes in external circumstances in a mega-competitive environment have prompted high-technology firms to pursue a high-profit resilient structure for their survival. Among Japanese chemical industry firms, Shin-Etsu Chemical has constructed a highly profitable and resilient structure by focusing its business segments into four core fields. This was made possible by fusing indigenous ...

Feb. 7, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

This study determined the percentages of individuals who report adverse effects from exposure to fragranced products in the U.S. population and in subpopulations of those with asthma or chemical sensitivity. Data were collected through telephone interviews from two geographically weighted, random samples of the continental U.S. in two surveys during 20022003 and 20052006 (1,057 ...

Feb. 28, 2009

By National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

This report presents the outline and results of a project which collected information on monitoring activities in the 32 EEA member countries. In addition, a framework is proposed on the potential structure of a multi-purpose European chemicals information system where a database on monitoring activities would constitute one element. The system could be used as a tool in support of EU chemicals ...

May 6, 2007

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

This report reviews the state and application of substance flow analysis (SFA) methodology in selected European Environment Agency (EEA) member countries. The objective is to explore if and how the existing practices could serve as a methodological framework for a macro-level, Europe-wide application of the SFA methodology to gather information on chemical ...

Feb. 14, 2007

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

By means of PHREEQC inverse modeling, we have simulated the weathering reactions in Los Reartes River, a mountainous (2400–670 m a.s.l.) drainage basin from the Sierras Pampeanas of Córdoba, Argentina, analyzing the effect of lithology, relief, and climate. The steep upper half of the basin (slopes > 20) is occupied by exposed granite, the remaining area is mostly metamorphic, with cropping out ...

May 31, 2005

By Springer

A general decision making framework to approach the initial adoption of collaborative R&D is proposed and a path model is used to study the information processing component within the general framework. Survey data from electronics and information industry, chemical industry, and the industrial machinery equipment industry in Taiwan are used to test the causal relationship. The results show that ...

Feb. 11, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers