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Environment and Safety

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The handling of adhesives in a responsible way throughout their lifecycle, namely from their manufacture via the usage stage right through to recycling and disposal, is a generally recognized principle. The development and manufacture of adhesives is carried out following the principle of Responsible Care® and the subsequent rules for sustainable development defined by the International Council of Chemical Associations. This specifically means that health protection and environmental compatibility considerations are taken into account when developing and manufacturing new adhesives. This has consequences for the composition of the adhesives, the product design, the recommendations for application of adhesives, and the purpose of use and for the recycling of bonded products after they have been used. This chapter deals with the different aspects of consumer, work, and environmental protection, including health and safety information, related to the use of adhesives in industrial and private areas.

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  1. Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V. RWI-Haus, Völklinger Straße 4, 40219, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Ansgar van Halteren

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  1. Ansgar van Halteren
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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Lucas F. M. da Silva

  2. Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Southport Queensland, Australia

    Andreas Öchsner

  3. Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Robert D. Adams

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van Halteren, A. (2017). Environment and Safety. In: da Silva, L., Öchsner, A., Adams, R. (eds) Handbook of Adhesion Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42087-5_39-2

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