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SVHC: substances of very high concern
For articles with more than 0.1 mass percent of SVHC, the manufacturer, importer or user is obligated to inform his purchaser
SVHC list:
http://echa.europa.eu/consultations/authorisation/svhc/svhc_cons_en.asp
K. Kümmerer, Benign by Design: Sustainable from the very beginning:
Rational design of molecules by life cycle engineering as an important
approach for green pharmacy and green chemistry. Green Chem. 9, 899-907, 2007,
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/GC/article.asp?doi=b618298b
Pharmaceutical and Chemical Development:
The reduction of environmental contamination by means of targeted molecule design / environmental sciences and hazardous chemical research/2008, *20*(4), 249 K. Kummerer, E. Schramm*DOI: *10.1007/s12302-008-0021-5
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j667g4277211m041/