title: Progress of environmental management and risk assessment of industrial chemicals in China.
abstract: With China's rapid economic growth, chemical-related environmental issues have become increasingly prominent, and the environmental management of chemicals has garnered increased attention from the government. This review focuses on the current situation and the application of risk assessment in China's environmental management of industrial chemicals. The related challenges and research needs of the country are also discussed. The Chinese government promulgated regulations for the import and export of toxic chemicals in 1994. Regulations for new chemical substances came into force in 2003, and were revised in 2010 based on the concept of risk management. In order to support the implementation of new regulations, Guidance for Risk Assessment of Chemicals is under development in an attempt to provide the concepts and techniques of risk assessment. With increasing concern and financial support from Chinese government, China is embarking on the fast track of research and development in environmental management of industrial chemicals.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, 8 Dayangfang BeiYuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, PR China. wanghong@craes.org.cn
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhen-Guang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ni-Yun
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kenneth M Y
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Yi-Zhe
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ruo-Zhen
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Lai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wan-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cong-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Zheng-Tao
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000379:methods*; D002681:China; D058735:Environmental Policy; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances