Broadly, this group is primarily engaged in exploring science and technological, and policy options for containing adverse (public health) consequences of (chemical) wastes and pollution (in water bodies in particular).
Objective
- Establish a programmatic approach to handling SAICM in MoEF & CC
- Long-term strategic partnership to provide key technical, policy and strategic inputs to the Ministry in Management of SAICM
- Repository of knowledge and create as well as maintain a database for SAICM related issues in the Country
- Support MoEFCC during International/National meetings on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) related matters
Scope
- Lead in paint
- Chemicals in products
- The hazardous substance within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products ∙ Nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials
- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
- Environmentally Persistent Pharmaceutical Pollutants
- Perfluorinated chemicals
- Highly Hazardous Pesticides
- Beyond 2020 policy framework for SAICM;
- Implementation of Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
Faculty Involved:
Ligy Philip
Dept of Civil Engineering
Environmental Health, Waste Management Technology and Policy
B. S. Murty
Dept of Civil Engineering
Environmental Health, Waste Management Technology and Policy
S.M.Shiva Nagendra
Dept of Civil Engineering
Environmental Health, Waste Management Technology and Policy
Muraleedharan V R
Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences
Environmental Health, Waste Management Technology and Policy
Dr Senthilnathan
Dept of Civil Engineering
Environmental Health, Waste Management Technology and Policy