• The NPI chemicals are listed under
their
common names and CAS Registry
Numbers.
• Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) is the main
chemical database (USA based).
• All known chemicals are listed in the CAS database and each has a unique CASRN.
eg.
dibromoethane CASRN 106-93-4
• Emissions for
each NPI chemical over a set limit
must be reported to Env. Australia.
http://www.npi.gov.au/
The US EPA
lists 667 chemicals in the
Toxic
Release Inventory (TRI) and fact
sheets are available: http://www.epa.gov/tri/