This book describes the regulatory controls and the safety assessment methods for biocides for the EU, the USA and Japan and other key markets within a commercial, political and socio-economic context providing a broad overview of their main uses as preservatives, disinfectants, and pest controls. It will help industry, regulators and non-specialist readers get a balanced, up-to-date overview of biocides from the commercial and technical to the regulatory and safety aspects.

Contents:

1. The Political, Social, and Economic Framework
   • Historical, Cultural, and Economic Influences
   • National and International Regulation
   • International Organizations and Chemicals

2. The Biocides Market
   • EC Market: Consumption of Biocidal Products by End Use
   • Global Market: Consumption of Biocidal Products by Geographical Region
   • Supply Chain for Biocidal Products
   • Key Drivers for Market Development
   • History and Current Trends
   • Impact of New Legislation

3. Regulatory Control of Biocides in Europe
   • The EU Biocidal Products Directive
   • The Review Program for Existing Biocide Active Substances and Biocidal Products
   • European Union Chemical Control Measures
   • National European Biocide Authorization Schemes

4. Regulation of Biocides in the United States
   • Introduction to Pesticide Regulation in the United States
   • Regulation of Biocides in the United States
   • Registration of a New Active Ingredient
   • Regulation of Biocides Used in, on, or in Contact with Food
   • Pesticide Re-registration
   • Data Protection and Data Compensation Procedures
   • EPA Regulation of Pesticide Inert Ingredients
   • Registrants' Continuing Obligations
   • Pesticide Import and Export Requirements
   • Cancellation and Suspension
   • EPA Enforcement Authority
   • Pesticide Licensing in Individual States

5. Regulatory Control of Biocides in Other Countries
   • Japan
   • Korea
   • China
   • Philippines
   • Australia
   • New Zealand
   • Canada
   • Switzerland
   • South Africa
   • South America
   • India
   • Slovenia

6. Human Health, Safety and Risk Assessment
   • What is Risk Assessment?
   • Hazard Identification and Assessment
   • Exosure Assessment
   • Risk Characterization
   • Regulatory Decision-Making

7. Environmental Safety and Risk Assessment
   • What is Risk Assessment?
   • Exposure Assessment
   • Effects Assessment
   • Regulatory Decision-Making

8. Wood Preservatives
   • Biological Degredation
   • Wood Preservatives-Some Characteristics
   • Wood Preservation at Various Stages of the Timer Transformation Processes
   • Deciding on the Degree of Protection Needed
   • Selection and Specification of Preventive Preservative Treatments
   • Selection and Specification of Curative Preservative Treatments
   • Wood Durability and Treatability
   • Methods of Applying Wood Preservatives
   • Types of Wood Preservatives
   • Wood Preservative Systems
   • Usage Rates
   • Disposal of Wood Commodities Containing Treated Wood and Environmental Risk
   • Mechanisms of Action
   • Efficacy Assessment of Wood Preservatives
   • Looking Ahead

9. Slimicides
   • Microbiological Problems Associated with the Papermaking Process
   • Bacteria
   • Fungi
   • Algae
   • Cooling Towers
   • Control of Microbial Slimes and Deposits
   • Biocides and Their Activity

10. General Purpose Preservatives
    • Biocide Selection
    • Biocide/Preservative Application Areas

11. Disinfectants and Public Health Biocides
    • Disinfectian and Disinfectants
    • Detailed Examples of Disinfectants
    • Efficacy of a Disinfectant

12. Rodenticides and Insecticides
    • The Market for Rodenticides and Insecticides as Biocides
    • Rodenticides
    • Insecticides

13. Antifoulants and Marine Biocides
    • Uses for Antifoulants
    • What Type of Organisms Are Found
    • Types of Antifoulant Used on Ships
    • Active Substances Used in Antifouling Paints
    • Data Requirements
    • What for the Future

Annex: Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market

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