… Templin can be used to characterize the trophic magnification potential of further substances with less investigated bioaccumulation properties present in the samples. …

… exposure European Human Biomonitoring project HBM4EU directs its focus on nine new substances with possible health effects Human biomonitoring traces exposure to …

… Agency (UBA) is proposing a package of measures to drastically cut discharges of substances into water bodies. Inputs of persistent substances to water often cause problems that last for decades. A few examples of …

… better known by its trade name Irgarol®, may no longer be used as the active substance in antifouling products after 27 January 2017. This is the result of a … which the EU Commission had already reached on 27 January of this year. Antifouling substances inhibit the growth (fouling) of single-celled organisms, algae and small … Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/107 (PDF) information on antifouling substances information on Irgarol (in German) UBA artificial pond and stream system …

… in Paris on 11 May 2022, is breaking new ground in the assessment of chemical substances. "PARC" stands for "European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals". The aim is to improve knowledge about chemical substances in order to better protect human health and the environment. The …

… and strategies International expert conference on poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances Anti-stick coating on pans often contains PFAS. Source: romingo.de - Romy … how to deal with environmental pollution caused by poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). Because of their unique properties, these more than 5,000 …

… (BPA) for a number of different applications and products. The result: 43 of these substances are not recommended for use, either because they have a hormone-mimicking …

… Source: EU Life Download image (218.67 kB) Consumer app assists with avoiding substances of very high concern in articles Source: Tyler Olson / Fotolia.com Next …

… EU identifies Bisphenol A as a substance of very high concern Studies have shown a hormonal effect on fish and … for damage to reproduction, and included in what is known as the candidate list. Substances on this list are candidates for the approvals procedure under REACH , …

… have been measured in 89 countries in all UN regions. For Germany, 414 active substances or their transformation products were reported, 749 for the European … 2017 and 2020. Summary of results The database now contains 276,895 entries. Active substances or their transformation products were detected in the environment of 89 …

… in 2018/2019, farmers demonstrated greater demand for specific problematic active substances, including insecticides that are dangerous to bees and herbicides … have stayed more or less unchanged. We are concerned that sales of problematic substances are increasing. The use of synthetic chemical pesticides must be … it with concrete measures. UBA believes that it must become possible to ban active substances that are particularly harmful to the environment by means of national …

… Figure 3 A) One substance from several sources, uses, e.g. products from different manufacturers (aggregated exposure); B) One registrant assesses several substances in a mixture; C) Mixture assessment: combined exposure and effect of different substances from different sources are taken into account. D) REACH could consider …