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Bulletin 2009-09
Please find below recent news and emerging science on environmental impacts to human health, gleaned from Environmental Health News and other sources.
This service is provided to you as a part of the HEAL’s Chemicals Health Monitor project. To receive more information about the project, please, send an e-mail to info@env-health.org.
To read this latest issue on-line, please, click here.
Interview with Prof. Christopher Wild, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
In (June) 2009, HEAL interviewed Professor Christopher Wild to find out its opinion on the links between cancer and the environment and what (...)Cosmetics use and synthetic musks in blood of young adults
The more personal care products, such as perfumes and body lotions, are used, the higher the levels of synthetic fragrances – called polycyclic (...)New report: Dust contributes to exposures of harmful contaminants
Chemicals heavily used in everyday products can end up in dust and increase people’s exposure to these contaminants. In a new study, (...)Phthalates may increase risk of early births
A new study conducted in Mexico provides evidence that women with higher exposure to phthalates are likely to have their babies early. (...)New report on reproductive health and fertility available
A new report providing a non technical summary of the latest science on how exposure to chemicals may impair our reproductive health as been (...)News from Sci Journals 07
Thyroid Function and Plasma Concentrations of Polyhalogenated Compounds in Inuit Adults Abstract: Background: Several ubiquitous polyhalogenated (...)
Latest News
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The Cocktail Effect – Opportunity for Public Input to EU Scientific Committees
As mandated by the Council of Environmental Ministers in December 2009, the European Union Commission is starting to look at how to address the daily reality of our exposure to mixtures of (...) (Read more...)
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8 more chemicals on most harmful list
In mid June, eight more chemicals were formally adopted by the European Chemicals Agency’s Member State Committee as ‘Substances of very high concern’, and ECHA has added them to REACH’s most (...) (Read more...)
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Outlook for the identification of Europe’s most harmful chemicals
One of the indicators for the robustness of the new European Chemicals management system, known as REACH, is often taken to be the rate of growth of its innovative list of ‘most harmful’ chemicals. (...) (Read more...)
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European health group supports call for reducing exposure to BPA
On the 23 June 2010, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) added its name to a letter to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) calling for a reduction in human exposure to the synthetic (...) (Read more...)
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European Union Commissioners announce decisions on moving the implementation of REACH forward
REACH implementation for PBT criteria, candidate list, and authorization is able to progress due to Commissioners’ agreement. (Read more...)
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Eight more chemicals proposed for REACH ’most harmful’ list
The European chemicals agency has published proposals for eight chemicals to be placed on the EU chemicals legislation REACH's most harmful list. The proposals are open for public comment until (...) (Read more...)
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Study charts path for better protection from harmful "chemical mixtures"
The EU can and should assess and manage the risks from exposure to chemical mixtures, better known as the "cocktail effect", according to a significant report commissioned by the Environment (...) (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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