Threshold quantity criteria for risk management programs: recommendations for toxic releases

Batterman, Stuart; Kovács, Erika

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2003.07.003

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“…In scientific literature, the concept of chemical footprint of products is not yet fully explored. The expression “chemical footprint” has been in use since the 1990s but with a completely different meaning (e.g., the “hazard zone lengths” [Batterman and Kovacs ] and “analysis of RNA and DNA in laboratory setting” [LaGrandeur et al ]). A preliminary definition according to a life cycle‐based approach is given in a business report (Panko and Hitchcock ), in which it is stated that the need of calculating ChF at product level is evidenced in many business surveys.…”

Section: Methodological Framework For Chemical Footprintmentioning

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Chemical footprint: A methodological framework for bridging life cycle assessment and planetary boundaries for chemical pollution

Sala

Goralczyk

2013

Integr Environ Assess Manag

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The development and use of footprint methodologies for environmental assessment are increasingly important for both the scientific and political communities. Starting from the ecological footprint, developed at the beginning of the 1990s, several other footprints were defined, e.g., carbon and water footprint. These footprints-even though based on a different meaning of "footprint"-integrate life cycle thinking, and focus on some challenging environmental impacts including resource consumption, CO2 emission leading to climate change, and water consumption. However, they usually neglect relevant sources of impacts, as those related to the production and use of chemicals. This article presents and discusses the need and relevance of developing a methodology for assessing the chemical footprint, coupling a life cycle-based approach with methodologies developed in other contexts, such as ERA and sustainability science. Furthermore, different concepts underpin existing footprint and this could be the case also of chemical footprint. At least 2 different approaches and steps to chemical footprint could be envisaged, applicable at the micro- as well as at the meso- and macroscale. The first step (step 1) is related to the account of chemicals use and emissions along the life cycle of a product, sector, or entire economy, to assess potential impacts on ecosystems and human health. The second step (step 2) aims at assessing to which extent actual emission of chemicals harm the ecosystems above their capability to recover (carrying capacity of the system). The latter step might contribute to the wide discussion on planetary boundaries for chemical pollution: the thresholds that should not be surpassed to guarantee a sustainable use of chemicals from an environmental safety perspective. The definition of what the planetary boundaries for chemical pollution are and how the boundaries should be identified is an on-going scientific challenge for ecotoxicology and ecology. In this article, we present a case study at the macroscale for the European Union, in which the chemical footprint according to step 1 is calculated for the year 2005. A proposal for extending this approach toward step 2 is presented and discussed, complemented by a discussion on the challenges and the use of appropriate methodologies for assessing chemical footprints to stimulate further research and discussion on the topic.

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Section: Methodological Framework For Chemical Footprintmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chemical footprint: A methodological framework for bridging life cycle assessment and planetary boundaries for chemical pollution

Sala

Goralczyk

2013

Integr Environ Assess Manag

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“…These results can be surprising in so far as the conditions of the dispersion experiments are very far from those of the field of application (jet, short distances, small release rates; y). Above all, it is admitted that the dispersion parameters used in most Gaussian plume and puff models are based on a 1 h averaging period, and model performance generally degrades as the averaging period shortens (Batterman & Kovacks, 2003).…”

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Are dispersion models suitable for simulating small gaseous chlorine releases?

Dandrieux

Dimbour

Dusserre

2006

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

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“…Such a conclusion stems from a number of suggestions, proposals, models on how to solve existing or potential conflicting situations as illustrated in Fig. 1 [12,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Namely, the cited cases treat the problem of precise land-use planning related to hazardous installations after zoning is already established, i.e., after the general land-use plan has already been approved.…”

Section: Discussion On Risk Assessment Demonstration Of Safety and Lmentioning

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How powerful is ARAMIS methodology in solving land-use issues associated with industry based environmental and health risks?

Kontić

Gerbec

2006

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Threshold quantity criteria for risk management programs: recommendations for toxic releases

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Chemical footprint: A methodological framework for bridging life cycle assessment and planetary boundaries for chemical pollution

Chemical footprint: A methodological framework for bridging life cycle assessment and planetary boundaries for chemical pollution

Are dispersion models suitable for simulating small gaseous chlorine releases?

How powerful is ARAMIS methodology in solving land-use issues associated with industry based environmental and health risks?

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