Abstract
The class of materials known generically as “silicones” is a chemically diverse group, with a wide range of uses in consumer and industrial applications. As in any new product development, designing and manufacturing silicones for commercial use requires that compliance with national and European Union (EU) regulations be an essential element, regardless of the intended market. EU legislation in the past has focused primarily on health issues, but increasing attention is now being paid to the environmental aspects of chemical production, use, and disposal. Introduction of an eco-labeling system for many products is an indication of the increased consumer awareness of environmental issues and effects. A “cradle-to-grave” approach has been adopted in this chapter to address regulatory control over the entire product life cycle, from manufacture through ultimate disposal.
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Abbreviations
- BCF:
-
bioconcentration factor
- BOD:
-
biological oxygen demand
- COD:
-
chemical oxygen demand
- CDV:
-
critical dilution volume
- EEC:
-
European Economic Community
- EINECS:
-
European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances
- EU:
-
European Union
- EWC:
-
European Waste Catalogue
- IPPC:
-
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
- KBwS:
-
Kommission Bewertung wassergefährdender Stoffe
- OECD:
-
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OSPAR:
-
Oslo-Paris Commission
- Pow :
-
octanol/water partition coefficient
- UNCED:
-
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
- UNEP:
-
United Nations Environmental Programme
- VMS:
-
volatile methylsiloxane
- VOC:
-
volatile organic compound
- WGK:
-
Wassergefährdungsklassen (water pollution classes)
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Wischer, D., Stevens, C. (1997). Regulatory Status of Silicones in Europe. In: Chandra, G. (eds) Organosilicon Materials. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 3 / 3H. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68331-5_10
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