title: Outline of the ISS code for the classification of chemical substances for use in compiling a national inventory.
abstract: A coding system for categorizing all types of compounds was developed specifically as part of the National Inventory of Chemical Substances to be applied by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) in order to comply with the EEC present legal provisions on chemicals in trade. A number of applications were also described to illustrate the coverage and the adaptability of the code.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Tossicologia Applicata, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caroli
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Violante
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005062:European Union; D007558:Italy; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009626:Terminology as Topic