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Part of the book series: Sustainability and Innovation (SUSTAINABILITY)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Substitution of hazardous substances is a prioritised objective in chemical regulation and risk management. However, it is experienced as a tough task with often inconsistent results. Based on thirteen case studies, this book analyzes substitution as an innovation process and attempts to give answers to the following questions: Why and under which circumstances are companies able and willing to substitute hazardous substances? What are the main drivers and the main barriers? In which way can communication along the supply chain support environmental innovation? How can risk management appropriately deal with the lack of knowledge, with uncertainties and incomplete knowledge about the possible effects of different substances? Recommendations for action are provided for commercial and state institutions and consumers and thus for all actors engaged in the European reform of chemicals policy following the REACH system.
Authors and Affiliations
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Ökopol, Hamburg, Germany
Andreas Ahrens, Kerstin Heitmann
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Kooperationsstelle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Angelika Braun, Lothar Lißner
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FB 04 Produktionstechnik, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Arnim Gleich
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hazardous Chemicals in Products and Processes
Book Subtitle: Substitution as an Innovative Process
Authors: Andreas Ahrens, Angelika Braun, Arnim Gleich, Kerstin Heitmann, Lothar Lißner
Series Title: Sustainability and Innovation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1643-4
Publisher: Physica Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1642-6
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-1643-3
Series ISSN: 1860-1030
Series E-ISSN: 2197-926X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 152
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations
Topics: R & D/Technology Policy, Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods, Innovation/Technology Management, Ecotoxicology