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Hazardous Substances

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Dangerous substances; Hazardous chemicals; Priority substances; Substances of concern

Definition

Hazardous substances have a potential ability to cause harm. A substance being hazardous is a consequence of one or more of its intrinsic physicochemical, toxicological, and ecotoxicological properties.

To define what is “hazardous,” criteria are needed. The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an internationally agreed-upon standard managed by the United Nations (2017). It has been enacted in many countries in the world, including European Union (in the CLP Regulation) and the United States (in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards). According to it, a hazardous chemical is any substance or mixture fulfilling the criteria relating to one or more physical hazards, health hazards, or environmental hazards, and such a chemical shall be classified in relation to the respective hazard classes provided for in GHS (or, in...

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  1. Institute of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

    Jolita Kruopienė

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  1. Faculty of Life Science, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Ctr Neurosci & Cell Biology, 1 Floor, Univ Coimbra, Edf Fac Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  5. Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Dept of Industrial Management, Center for Innovation and Technology Research, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

    Ulla Saari

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Kruopienė, J. (2019). Hazardous Substances. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_29-1

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