Glossary

Have been used in fire extinguishers. Trade name for brominated hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). Phased out by the Montreal Protocol.

The ‘handling’ of chemical products or biotechnical organisms shall mean any activity or measure involving manufacture, processing, treatment, packaging, storage, transport, use, disposal, destruction, processing, sale, transfer and similar procedures.

The hazard is a property or set of properties, that make a substance dangerous. (REACH)

Identifies hazard and determines the relationship between dose and response for observed, harmful effects.

Hexabromocyclododecane

Hexachlorobutadiene

Health Care Without Harm.

Helsinki Commission.

Commonly known as a weedkiller, is a type of pesticide used to kill unwanted plants.

Hygroscopy is the ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environmet through either absorption or adsorption.

Means increase in number of cells/proliferation of cells.