This Project will be implemented over the period from January 2010 to December 2010. The main objectives of the project were 1) to collect information on toxic substances management from advanced countries and international conventions, 2) to implement a survey of the key toxic chemical substances relating to the current utilization and disposal in Taiwan, 3) to plan out comprehensive strategies for the toxic chemical substances management in Taiwan in the future. With respect to the collected information and recommendations of management strategies, 10 toxic chemical substances information will be compiled in Chinese version. In addition, the utilization survey with 15 chemical substances regard to the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and chemical substances listed in the appendix to the Stockholm Convention will be compiled. As the current utilization survey of toxic chemical substances and the usage reduction guidance in Taiwan, on-site guidance will be provided at operating facilities with five key controlled toxic chemical substances.

Toxic Chemical Substances, Environmental Hormone, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), Domestic Use Survey