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First Steps Toward Sustainable Circular Uses of Chemicals: Advancing the Assessment and Management Paradigm
Summary
This article advances a framework for sustainable circular use of chemicals, proposing updated assessment and management approaches to reduce chemical hazards while enabling circularity in industrial and consumer product systems.
ISSN:2168-0485
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