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Policy document

Chemicals of Concern in electronics: List of Lists and Regulatory Frameworks

June 2020
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Chemicals in products and hazardous substances within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products have been longstanding emerging policy issues under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). In order to track and control chemicals along the value chains of electrical and electronic products, stakeholders first must identify relevant chemicals to be addressed. Considering the complexity of the chemical world as well as the complexity of value chains in the electronics sector, this important step can be highly
Emerging Policy Issues: Hazardous chemicals in electronics Chemicals in products
Topics: E-waste Chemicals in electronics
Report

Regional Electronics Study and Circularity Roadmap in the LAC Region: Mapping of Existing Initiatives

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SAICM Universidad El Bosque
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September 2021
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Technological development has made electrical and electronic equipment (EEE1) essential parts of contemporary life and indispensable products in today’s societies. Information technology (IT) combined with the technological advances in recent decades, has resulted in EEE having a great influence on the daily life of consumers in aspects such as health, safety, knowledge, comfort information, among others. The global consumption of electronics is growing 2.5 million metric tons per year (Forti, Baldé, Kuehr, & Bel, 2020), because technology increases the living

Emerging Policy Issues: Hazardous chemicals in electronics
Topics: Chemicals in electronics Circularity E-waste
E-learning

The E-Waste Challenge

March 2020
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This course will help the participants to understand why and how to manage e-waste in an environmentally sound manner and how action on e-waste could be taken in their own life, business, or organization.The aims of the course are to:Show how sound management of e-waste can help reduce GHG emissions, mitigate climate change and prevent hazards to health and the environment in accordance with the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions;Share best practices, technological innovations, and sustainable e-waste recovery and inclusive

Emerging Policy Issues: Hazardous chemicals in electronics Chemicals in products
Topics: E-waste Chemicals in electronics Knowledge Management
Academic article

Artificial Intelligence for chemical risk assessment

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Elsevier
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February 2020
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As the basis for managing the risks of chemical exposure, the Chemical Risk Assessment (CRA) process can impact a substantial part of the economy, the health of hundreds of millions of people, and the condition of the environment. However, the number of properly assessed chemicals falls short of societal needs due to a lack of experts for evaluation, interference of third party interests, and the sheer volume of potentially relevant information on the chemicals from disparate sources.In order to explore
Topics: Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Management
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