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Future Challenges for Risk-Based Management of 135 Environmental Hazardous Substances in Children's Products

위해성에 근거한 어린이용품 함유가능 환경유해인자 135종의 관리를 위한 향후 과제

  • Kim, Jungkon (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Seo, Jung-Kwan (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Kim, Taksoo (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Park, Gun-Ho (Institute of Environmental Protection and Safety, NeoEnBiz Co.)
  • Received : 2014.03.21
  • Accepted : 2014.06.12
  • Published : 2014.07.31
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Abstract

As concerns have been raised about health effects of children's products containing hazardous chemicals on children, the Korea Ministry of Environment announced 135 environmental hazardous substances in children's products (EHSCP) which were subject to risk assessment. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the current status of EHSCP for management due to their various exposure routes and types. In this study, we investigated the exposure assessment of EHSCP as well as relevant policies implemented in domestic and foreign countries. Domestic and foreign cases of detection of EHSCP were reviewed in the literature and websites of related agencies. Due to the lack of reference values for child-specific toxicity of EHSCP, those for adults and regulatory status of EHSCP were also investigated and reviewed with literature. The related agencies of foreign countries provided 13 child-specific reference doses (RfDs), 76 RfDs, and 42 reference concentrations as toxicity reference values of the EHSCP. Among substances investigated in the studies to assess exposure of hazardous substances in children's products by the Korea Ministry of Environment, 23 substances were included in 135 EHSCP. The same studies identified 9 substances which were excluded from the 135 EHSCP. For regulatory status for hazardous substances in children's products, 44 substances (32.6 %) and 84 substances (62.2 %) of 135 EHSCP were under regulation in Korea and foreign countries, respectively. In the present study, we found that a list of 135 EHSCP should be revised to ensure children's safety.

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