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

… Assessments Ybele Hoogeveen, Head of Green Economy Group, Integrated Environmental Assessments Xenia Trier, … bio-based products, and the production process, as well as working closely with suppliers. This leads to gradual … and are not readily captured by regulators who are still working with the old paradigms and use the results of animal …
26 May 2026 Document

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

… on the siblings and mothers of the children. Another group of children and adults, who were living in the same … of fumes and dust is a major route of exposure for people working with lead. Young children are particularly likely to … period of time (usually corresponding to the normal working day) at a specific flow rate. Air sampling can …
26 May 2026 Document

Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases

… the Stockholm Convention, and reviewed by the DDT Expert Group, as part of the evaluation of the continued need for … being for malaria control [20]. However, the DDT Expert Group reported that in recent years, 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 … such as chikungunya, dengue and zika. The DDT Expert Group recommended that countries should seek WHO guidance …
26 May 2026 Document

Introduction to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and mercury compounds. In 2007, an ad hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) was established to review and assess options for …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

POPs Chemicals

… produced and formed by degradation from a large group of related substances, referred to as PFOS-related … textiles as well as an extreme pressure lubricant in metal working fluids. Reference 1. Risk profile on short-chain …
26 May 2026 Document

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

… produced and formed by degradation from a large group of related substances, referred to as PFOS-related … textiles as well as an extreme pressure lubricant in metal working fluids. Reference 1. Risk profile on short-chain …
26 May 2026 Document