Acronym: NRA Chemical Review Program

Name: National Registration Auithority: Chemical Review Program

Producer:

NRA Australia
National Registration Authority for Agricultural and
Veterinary Chemicals
PO Box E240
Kingston ACT 2604
Australia
Tel: 02/6272 3213
chemrev@nra.gov.au

Abstract:

The Australian NRA conducts comprehensive reviews of registered agricultural and veterinary chemicals to ensure those chemicals meet current standards of registration and do not pose unacceptable risks to people, the environment and trade. These reviews are given in pdf-format on the Internet.

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National Registration Auithority: Chemical Review Program

General Classification:

Type of Database: numerical
Type of Database (secondary): full-text
Subject coverage: environmental chemicals, environmental health, toxic substaces, toxicology information, ecotoxicology,
Sources: scientific journals reports proceedings scientific books
Language: English
Retrieval language: alphabetical list
Update:
Size: 25

Context Classification:

Number of chemicals: 25
Use of chemicals: pesticides,
Type of information: environmental fate data, environmental effects,
Descriptors: organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, data, information, laws and regulations, synonyma index, name of chemical substances, synonyma, CAS Registry Number, structural formula, production volume, use of chemical, detection in water, detection in sewage sludge, detection in soil, detection in air, detection in biota, detection in food, detection in mother's milk, melting point, boiling point, flash point, specific gravity, vapor pressure, density, surface tension, refractive index, water solubility, solubility in other solvents, distribution coefficients, bioaccumulation, biodegradation, photodegradation, abiotic degradation, algae toxicity, daphnia toxicity, fish toxicity, bee toxicity, birds toxicity, phytotoxicity, plant toxicity, acute oral toxicity, acute dermal toxicity, acute human health effects, acute inhalative toxicity, skin irritation, eye irritation, chronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity, reproductive toxicity, reproductive toxicity, metabolism, waste disposal, workplace exposure, spills and emergencies, handling and storage, labeling, storage,