… Chemicals Novel assessment methods in ecotoxicology for the identification of hormonal active substances: Combining the fish sexual development test with gene expression endpoints For the evaluation of effects of hormone-active substances to fish, several test guidelines have been validated by the OECD which …

… Chemicals, Health, Water Trends of pharmaceutical residues in rivers, suspended particular matter and fish – New insights by new analytical methods for active substances, their metabolites and transformation products Environmental research is … become increasingly sensitive. The physicochemical properties of some active substances suggest an accumulation in sediment, suspended matter and biota. Hence, …

… and Consumer Protection New measures to protect natural groundwater against trace substances World Water Day: Roundtables on Federal Government’s Trace Substance …

… Possible ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the EU UBA and other agencies … submitted a joint proposal for the restriction of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This proposal is one of the …

… ERGO: EU research project on hormonally active substances 16.07.2020 Projektvideo: … project aims to improve the identification and regulation of hormonally active substances (endocrine disruptors). It will be shown to what extent the effects of …

… OECD TG 309 The threat posed to drinking water resources by persistent and mobile substances has been recognized for decades. However, for many contaminants, some of … facilities, to perform a "cold" degradation test in accordance with OECD TG 309 for substances found in their own water resources. Download Series Texte | 175/2024 …

… Chemicals Advancing REACH - REACH and substitution Enhancing substitution of substances of concern with less hazardous alternatives will remain a key challenge … the support of substitution, which is the use of less hazardous alternatives for substances of concern, by instruments of the REACH regulation as for example during …

… been performed with the aim to collect information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The information collections (literature research, IT-based … and short-chain PFASs. Also included were the salts of the two groups, precursor substances and substances that contain these substances as structural element. Furthermore, the …

… products, and biocides. Our concern: Also transformation products can be hazardous substances. Meanwhile, they are not yet covered within the POP/PBT/vPvB assessment and the approval criteria for active substances. Our proposal: At least transformation products occurring in a relevant … be included in the assessment and the approval criteria in the same way as active substances. Download Series Scientific Opinion Paper Number of pages 5 Year of …

… (CFCs) and thus stopped the further destruction of the ozone layer by these substances. The switch to alternatives to CFCs with their high global warming … Due to the worldwide implementation of the Montreal Protocol, ozone-depleting substances such as CFCs are hardly used today. Atmospheric concentrations of these substances are slowly declining due to natural decomposition processes and the size …