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Term

burden of the past

Term

The 30 000 'existing' chemicals estimated to be on the EU market, for which little or no information is available, in particular about their long-term effects on human health or the environment.

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Source:

EEA Glossary

Context:

Comment

Definition source publication

European Commission. 2001. White paper on strategy for a future chemical policy. COM(2001) 88 final. Brussels.

Publication year

2001

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

Organisation

Organisation full name

European Commission

Subjects

Long definition

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