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List of most harmful substances updated: REACH candidate list now has 29 chemicals in total
In December, the European Chemicals Agency’s Member State Committee accepted the newest fifteen substances of very high concern as ‘candidate list chemicals’ see here. However, only fourteen of (...) (Read more...)
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Moving towards protection from the combination effects of chemicals
EU Environment Council calls for assessing combination effects of chemicals (Read more...)
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Citizens have access to hazard and safe-use information on chemical substances
On December 18, 2009, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published hazard and safe-use information on chemical substances that had been registered until that date in accordance with the REACH (...) (Read more...)
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Bisphenol A and other pollutants has been detected in umbilical cord blood of American infants
For the first time, bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic component and synthetic estrogen, has been unveiled in umbilical cord blood of American infants. The Environmental Working Group, in partnership (...) (Read more...)
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