California Code of Regulations (Last Updated: August 6, 2014) |
Title 22. Social Security |
Division 4.5. Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste |
Chapter 54. Green Chemistry Hazard Traits, Toxicological and Environmental Endpoints and Other Relevant Data |
Article 5. Exposure Potential Hazard Traits |
§ 69405.4. Global Warming Potential.
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- (a) The global warming potential hazard trait is defined as the propensity for a chemical substance to be a greenhouse gas, that is, to absorb infra-red radiation in the atmosphere and, thereby, contribute to the general warming of the planet.(b) Evidence for the global warming hazard trait includes but is not limited to: measures of the global warming potential which meet the criteria of the International Panel on Climate Change as a global warming substance.HISTORY1. New section filed 12-20-2011; operative 1-29-2012 (Register 2011, No. 51).
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 25256.1 and 59012, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25256.1 and 59012, Health and Safety Code.