Assessment of the Effect Potential of Environmental Chemicals

Abstract

The system employed for the modular total evaluation of chemicals according to their effect potential to human health (SCS – Substance-Characterization-System) classifies and evaluates their environmentally hygiene relevant properties by means of standardized coefficients. These SC-values enable potential threats to humans and the environment to be identified, quantified and repelled if necessary. The results of the SCS-method are then completed to tolerable concentrations if the SC-values predict a potential threat which is substance specific. This is achieved through a human toxicological assessment in the form of health guide values especially for drinking water. The system can thus basically be used to assess chemicals which have been released into the environment intentionally or unintentionally.