Progress on OECD Chemicals Programme (10)

SIAM 18 in Paris, 2004

Abstract

The 18^th Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) Initial Assessment Meeting (SIAM 18) was held at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris, France. The initial assessment documents of four substances (CAS numbers: 793-24-8, 4979-32-2, 7778-54-3, 56539-66-3) and two categories (Short Chain Alkyl Methacrylate Esters and Gluconates) at SIAM 18 were submitted by the Japanese Government with or without the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and all of them were agreed at the meeting. In this report, the documents of these substances are introduced.