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Document ID (ISN)58558
CIS number 92-1286
ISBN(s) 92-1-130145-9
Year 1991
Convention or series no. ST/ESA/224
Title Consolidated list of products whose consumption and/or sale have been banned, withdrawn, severely restricted or not approved by governments (4th edition)
Bibliographic information United Nations Publications, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland, 1991. 769p. Bibl.ref.
Abstract The 4th edition of this publication contains information on chemical products (agricultural and industrial chemicals and consumer products regulated because of their chemical composition) submitted to the International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals by national governments. Part 1 presents information on restrictive regulatory decisions taken by 92 governments on over 600 products. Part 2 is a compilation of trade names and manufacturer information for a large proportion of the products covered in Part 1. There are indexes by common name, trade name and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number.
Descriptors (primary) agricultural chemicals; pharmaceutical products; IRPTC; prohibition of use; UNEP; chemical products; legislation; UN
Descriptors (secondary) compendium; list of chemical substances; harmful substances
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUN
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Agricultural chemicals
Safety supervision