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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… sustainability of chemicals in relation to toxicity, energy and resource efficiency. Legal standards for the … range of sectors. Whereas 90 % of the fossil fuels go to energy, only 10 % go to produce chemicals and products. In … and made the overall product lighter, requiring less energy to transport. Not only did this lower the product's …
30 May 2026 Document

Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… these batteries are in motorized vehicles, for storage of energy generated by photovoltaic cells and wind turbines, and … (UNEP, 2004). The growth in the use of renewable energy sources and the concomitant need for storage … G, Jackson-Hunt L, Baker EL (1991). Lead exposure from conventional and cottage lead smelting in Jamaica. Archives …
30 May 2026 Document

Candidate POPs - Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds

… resistance to friction, heat, chemical agents, low surface energy and used as water, grease, oil and soil repellent. It …
30 May 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals

… resistance to friction, heat, chemical agents, low surface energy and used as water, grease, oil and soil repellent. It …
30 May 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals - Decabromodiphenyl ether (Commercial mixture, c-decaBDE)

… resistance to friction, heat, chemical agents, low surface energy and used as water, grease, oil and soil repellent. It …
30 May 2026 Document