title: Specific environmental release categories--A tool for improving chemical safety assessment in the EC--report of a multi-stakeholder workshop.
abstract: In April 2011, experts from industry and authorities met for a workshop to discuss experience and future developments regarding the use of specific environmental release categories (SPERCs) in chemicals safety assessment (CSA) under the European Chemicals Regulation Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH). This article provides a summary of the workshop. It briefly explains what a SPERC is, why SPERCs are needed, where the challenges of the concept are, and what improvements are needed to make SPERCs a useful tool for assessments under REACH.
authors.affiliation: Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Dessau-Roßlau, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sättler
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schnöder
authors.forename: Nannett
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aust
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahrens
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bögi
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Traas
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tolls
mesh_terms: D062067:Chemical Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D058735:Environmental Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants