… ElektroG has the following aims: Protect health and the environment against harmful substances from electrical and electronic equipment, and ensure the proper … prepared for reuse. If this is not the case, the WEEE is treated to remove harmful substances and broken down into components and different materials so that they can … loss of valuable raw materials for the circular economy and the release of harmful substances into mixed household waste. To identify whether a product is an …

… is considered. The aim is to assess the total VOC emission and all emitted VOC substances from building products. The principle for assessing material emissions … decided that when revised versions of the AgBB evaluation scheme and updated LCI lists are published, the relevant previous version will continue to apply for one …

… In addition to evaluating submitted information, UBA is in charge of identifying substances whose manufacture or application requires regulation due to their impact …

… Involvement of the Chemicals Sector in a Green Economy Guidance on Communication on Substances in Articles Feasibility Study „Supply chain communication on SVHC in …

… attention from the scientific community. This is especially true for harmful substances that persist, i.e., remain, in the environment and can be transported … long distances into polar regions. These persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are listed in the Stockholm Convention, to which most Antarctic Treaty Parties are … exist so far for the Antarctic. Nevertheless, the results to date show that harmful substances can be introduced into Antarctic ecosystems through both long-distance …

… only very slowly in the environment) and at the same time polar and "mobile" substances to the sources of our drinking water has been problematised. Below is a selection of media coverage and dissemination from journalist, regulators, scientists, NGOs and legal bodies. This chronological list was … Chemical Watch: ”EU committee lists persistent mobile substances as emerging issue- PMTs among 14 issues that …

… asked questions (FAQ) related to the PMT/vPvM criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances under REACH are answered. The answers include scientific and regulatory … PMT/vPvM criteria under the EU´s chemical legislation REACH to identify PMT/vPvM substances: (01) –> Introduction to PMT/vPvM substances , (02) –> Emergence (2009 – 2015) of the PMT/vPvM criteria , (03) –> …

… go back: Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) | –> go forward: Introduction to PMT/vPvM substance The criteria for identifying PMT/vPvM substances PMT substances A substance that fulfils the persistence, mobility and …

… The third PMT Workshop 2021 The third PMT Workshop 2021: “Getting control of PMT substances under REACH” Source: Michael Neumann / UBA The third PMT Workshop entitled " Getting control of PMT and vPvM substances under REACH" took place as an online conference on the 25th and 26th of … final PMT/vPvM criteria Associated content Documents Workshop-Agenda (175.85 kB) List of Presenters and Participants (171.27 kB) Links and Literature from …

… Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances Source: … The non-governmental organization ChemSec, which publishes the Substitute It Now list ( SINlist ), added a new category for PMT/vPvM substances in 2019. The SINlist …

… The second PMT Workshop 2018: “PMT substances under REACH” The second PMT Workshop 2018: “PMT substances under REACH” Source: Michael Neumann / UBA The second PMT Workshop …

… erkennen und ihre Emissionen vermeiden" (REACH in practice: Identifying PMT substances and avoiding their emissions). Following this, all European stakeholders … technology and regulation to protect drinking water quality" in 2017 and "PMT/vPvM substances under REACH. Voluntary measures and regulatory options to protect the …