How Can I Find the Names and Hazards of New Chemicals Each Year?

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The discussion revolves around how to find the names and hazards of new chemicals created each year. Participants explore the availability of information regarding newly synthesized chemicals, their potential hazards, and the implications of exposure to these substances.

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  • One participant expresses a need for a list of new chemicals and their hazards, questioning how to access this information.
  • Another participant doubts the existence of a comprehensive master list of new chemicals, suggesting that only the most obvious hazards are known for newly created substances.
  • A participant mentions the American Chemical Society's Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) as a resource that maintains a registry of chemical substances, noting that approximately 15,000 new substances are added daily.
  • Some participants argue that exposure to new chemicals is possible, as many are produced by industry for various applications, which could involve public or environmental exposure.
  • Another viewpoint suggests that most new substances are produced in small quantities and may not reach the public, emphasizing that industry typically focuses on well-known substances to minimize costs and byproducts.

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Participants express differing views on the accessibility of information regarding new chemicals and the likelihood of public exposure. There is no consensus on the extent of exposure or the completeness of the CAS registry.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations regarding the completeness of the CAS registry, as not all new compounds may be included. Additionally, assumptions about exposure levels and the production scale of new chemicals are not universally agreed upon.

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hey guys, I need help...I have read about many chemicals created in every year..how can I know the list names of new chemicals and their hazards??
 
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You probably can't. I doubt there's a master list somewhere of brand new chemicals and even if there was the fact that they are brand new means that only the most extreme and obvious hazards are known. But so what? You aren't exposed to any of these new chemicals anyways.
 
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This is an imperfect measure (because not all new compounds get added to the CAS Registry), but the American Chemical Society's Chemical Abstract Service maintains a registry of chemical substances, assigning each substance a CAS number for easier tracking across applications. According to CAS, 15,000 new substances are added to the registry per day.

https://www.cas.org/content/chemical-substances/faqs#q6
 
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Ygggdrasil said:
According to CAS, 15,000 new substances are added to the registry per day.
Holy cow!
 
I wouldn't say you aren't exposed to any of these new chemicals.
Most are probably made by industry for various uses.
At least some of those purposes could involve exposure of the public (outside of labs) or the environment.

To some this is an unregulated mess.
 
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BillTre said:
I wouldn't say you aren't exposed to any of these new chemicals.

Most of these substances are produces on gram or even mg scale and they never make it out of the lab (and even if they make it out the lab, production scale makes it quite difficult for anyone to get in contact with them).

Most are probably made by industry for various uses.

Nope, industry makes mostly substances than can be sold (so well known), and tries to minimize byproducts, as it makes the process of producing the required one cheaper. Sure, there are always byproducts, and some can be released (intentionally or not), but these are almost always substances already well known and none of them is between these registered by CAS now - they were registered many years ago.
 
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