On December 24th, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) unveiled the official version of three technical guidelines, including Technical Guidelines for Environmental and Health Hazard Assessment of Chemical Substances (Trial), Technical Guidelines for Environmental and Health Exposure Assessment of Chemical Substances (Trial) and Technical Guidelines for Environmental and Health Risk Characterization of Chemical Substances (Trial).
This Guidelines stipulates the principles, processes and technical points for the environmental risk characterization of chemical substances and the characterization of health risks caused by indirect exposure via the environment. The contents include:
1. Scope of Application
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Principles
5. Processes
6. Technical Points
Original regulatory document