combination effect

Chemicals

Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

Chemicals are often blended during processing and frequently released into the environment together with other chemicals. REACH so far only assesses individual chemicals and derives acceptable environmental concentrations. Joint exposures and joint effects may give rise to additional risks. It is therefore important to assess and regulate mixtures of chemicals. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment