Volume 5
Deals with the risk assessment for human health and the environment of disinfection by-products that is applicable for the authorisation of products under the Biocidal Products Regulation.
- Applies to:
- Northern Ireland, Great Britain (although written for the EU market, businesses marketing biocides in GB should continue to use this guidance until GB market specific guidance is published)
- Published by:
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Published:
- January 2017
Guidance publications
Guidance on Disinfection By-Products (PDF) [1]
- Type and file size
- PDF, 1.25MB
Details
This document summarises background information and provides a strategy for the human health and environmental risk assessment of disinfection by-products. It does not contain step-by-step instructions on how to perform the risk assessment, but defines the framework that applicants can use to build a dossier to demonstrate a safe use of the biocide under consideration.
Related content
Biocidal Products Regulation[2] (UK legislation website)
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