Data Compilation, Selection, and Derivation of PNEC Values for
the Soil Compartment The Existing Substances Risk Assessment of
Nickel was completed in 2008. The straightforward explanation of
the goal of this exercise was to determine if the ongoing
production and use of nickel in the European Union (EU) causes
risks to humans or the environment. The European Union launched
the Existing Substances regulation in 2001 to comply with
Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93. “Existing” substances were
defined as chemical substances in use within the European
Community before September 1981 and listed in the European
Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances. Council
Regulation (EEC) 793/931 provides a systematic framework for the
evaluation of the risks of existing substances to human health
and the environment. | Field trials for nickel ecotoxicity
testing in soil. The conceptual approach to conducting the
environment section of the EU Risk Assessment of Nickel included
the following steps (Figure 1): - Emiss