Useful Websites

All these websites contain a wealth of information. One can spend a few hours to a few days mining the available data. Some sites load faster than others, but it is always worth the wait. Some sites are more user friendly and intuitive than others; so additonal time and frustration are warranted for some sites.

USA
Your TSCA 101 information class begins here:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/index.htm

Here you check the status of your PMN:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/tools/status1.htm

A great site for learning about new predictive and assessment tools: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems/pubs/sustainablefutures.htm

Canada
Your Canadian 101 information class begins here:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/substances/nsb/eng/index_e.htm

The Canadian Gazette:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/index-e.html

European Union
A great website to browse and get lost:
http://europa.eu.int/

One of the best sites for new chemicals and associated legisaltion:
http://ecb.jrc.it/new-chemicals/

A good background paper to the Parallel Process for notifying new chemicals in several countries simultaneously:
http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2004doc.nsf/43bb6130e5e86e5fc12569fa005d004c/0c970e77b172afa8c1256f5f004726e3/$FILE/JT00175207.PDF

Japan
A great website for searching the Japanese Inventory:
http://www.safe.nite.go.jp/english/db.html

Korea
The Ministry of the Environment:
http://www.me.go.kr/ (in Korean)
http://eng.me.go.kr/user/index.html (in English)

The Korean Chemical Information Center
http://www.nier.go.kr/nierdepart/e_kcic/index.html

Some other sites that address the Korean chemical control laws:
http://www.chemcon.net/europe/chemcon_2002/2002_6.pdf

http://www.oecd.org/document/50/0,2340,en_2649_34799_1946802_1_1_1_1,00.html

Philippines
The Homepage of the Environmental Management Bureau:
http://www.emb.gov.ph/

Some words about the PMPIN (new chemical notification) Process:
http://www.emb.gov.ph/eeid/PMPIN.htm

A large document to retrieve but it is worth the wait:
http://www.emb.gov.ph/permitting/PermittingProceduresChemicals.pdf

China
Their Homepage:
http://www.crc-sepa.org.cn/english.asp

Australia
An excellent and user friendly website:
http://www.nicnas.gov.au/

New Zealand
An excellent and user friendly website:
http://www.ermanz.govt.nz/