In the last 5 years, the legislation on chemicals was rigorously updated in the European Union (EU). The CLP (Classifi cation, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures) Regulation 1 and REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulation 2 completely renew the rules on (risk) management of substances and mixtures. They will gradually replace a large...

Based on experiences with international standardization of analytical methods for milk products are described the problems and solutions of collaboratively developing and testing reference and other standard methods for trace analysis of milk products. Contaminations from laboratory equipment, chemicals and air must be eliminated and interferences corrected. Precautions traditionally applied bu...

Although the role of IT is salient in sporting mega-events (e.g. instant replay, goal-line technology), IS research has not yet paid any attention to the processes by which technologies are selected for and implemented at these mega-events, the strategies used by actors, nor the consequences of such implementations on actors in related sectors and industries. To tackle this underdeveloped resea...

The use of a modified version of the accelerating rate calorimeter (ARC) as a screening method for the explosive properties of chemicals has been investigated. Definitive tests for classifying energetic chemicals for transportation are provided by UN Recommendations [United Nations, Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria, third revised ed., 1999]. Rece...