Search for dissertations about: "Chemical risk information"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 107 swedish dissertations containing the words Chemical risk information.
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1. Mobilization and Management of Tellurium in Severe Accident Scenarios
Abstract : Safety is one of the highest priorities in any industry. In the nuclear industry, safety is in the essence since in case of a nuclear accident, the consequences can be long-lasting, hazardous, and devastating to the public, environment, and the industry. READ MORE
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2. A step forward in using QSARs for regulatory hazard and exposure assessment of chemicals
Abstract : According to the REACH regulation chemicals produced or imported to the European Union need to be assessed to manage the risk of potential hazard to human health and the environment. An increasing number of chemicals in commerce prompts the need for utilizing faster and cheaper alternative methods for this assessment, such as quantitative structure-activity or property relationships (QSARs or QSPRs). READ MORE
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3. Chemical risk information in product chains: The cases of paint and textile
Abstract : Chemicals are present in or have been used for production of a large number of products available for private consumers. There are many benefits and useful applications of chemicals, but risks and negative side-effects shall not be overlooked. READ MORE
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4. Uncertainty in risk assessment : contents and modes of communication
Abstract : Assessments of chemical health risks are performed by scientific experts. Their intended use is as bases for decisions. This thesis tries to answer the questions of how uncertainty is, and should be, communicated in such risk assessments. The thesis consists of two articles and an introductory essay. READ MORE
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5. Regulatory tools for managing chemicals risk at the workplace
Abstract : This thesis focuses on exacerbating chemicals risk in workplaces under the background of rapid industrialization in developing countries. The overall aim is to investigate the development of regulatory tools which aim at minimizing the health risks from chemical substances in the workplace. READ MORE