Under the new regulation, ECHA has been assigned a key role. It will support the European Commission by conducting a study to identify harmful chemicals in packaging and assess their impact on safety, reusability, and recyclability. The final report is due by September 30, 2026, with an interi...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could expand the number of “forever” chemicals that would be deemed hazardous and face cleanup under the nation’s Superfund law. The announcement is part of the agency’s efforts to address pollution caused by the chemicals known as PFAS—per- and po...
Four types of bandages from Band-Aid had over 180 parts per million organic fluorine, and Thinx Underwear and other period products were found to contain tens to over 100 parts per million of the compound, which is a component of PFAS or so-called ‘forever chemicals.’ Mamavation and...
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A set of chemicals listed as neurotoxicants by Grandjean and Landrigan, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69665-7. List provided by Emma Schymanski/Antony Williams. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2648768S25 OECDPFAS List of PFAS from the OECD OECD PFAS Original List (20/06/2018) OECD PFAS CompTox XLSX, ...
PFAS are among more than 1,000 chemicals two environmental groups are asking the EPA to add to itslist of toxic pollutants that are regulated under the Clean Water Act.The Center for Biological Diversity and Northwest Environmental Advocates on Monday filed a legalpetition with the Environmental ...
On June 10, 2022, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added one new SVHC to the Candidate List. The addition of the new SVHC brings the total number of entries to 224.
Forever Pollution Project’s PFAS Cleanup Estimate Offers Opportunities for Lab Managers byScott Wallask By following the money, laboratories can stay ahead of business opportunities that stem from long-term threats from ‘forever chemicals’
He currently represents Vermont and Maine in lawsuits against 3M and DuPont for polluting the states’ land and waters with PFAS “forever chemicals.” Recently, Matt secured settlements of $25 million for New Hampshire and $80 million for Virginia in cases against Monsanto for PCB contamination ...
Others to be concerned about includenitrates,nitrites,forever chemicals(PFAS) andheavy metals. “Despite the abundance of science linking exposure to pesticides with serious health issues, a potentially toxic cocktail of concerning chemicals continues to taint many of the non-organic fruits and vegetable...