A substantial use of chemicals is e

A substantial use of chemicals is essential to meet the social and economic goals of the world
community and today's best practice demonstrates that they can be used widely in a cost-effective
manner and with a high degree of safety. However, a great deal remains to be done to ensure the
environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals, within the principles of sustainable
development and improved quality of life for humankind. Two of the major problems, particularly in
developing countries, are (a) lack of sufficient scientific information for the assessment of risks
entailed by the use of a great number of chemicals, and (b) lack of resources for assessment of
chemicals for which data are at hand.