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Author: Stephanie

Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Hazard Alert

Bromoform

by Stephanie

2022-05-20 Bromoform (CHBr3) is a pale yellowish liquid with a sweet odour similar to chloroform. It is soluble in about 800 parts water and is…

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Posted on20/05/202219/05/202220 May 2022, Janet's Corner

Thermometer

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2022-05-20 https://xkcd.com/2292/

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, REACH Update

Resorcinol SVHC identification faces U-turn after ‘misinterpreted’ vote outcome

by Stephanie

2022-05-13 The European Commission has been forced to make a U-turn on its controversial decision to identify resorcinol as an SVHC after finding that it…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, REACH Update

HSE has proposed a restriction on hazardous substances present in tattoo inks and PMU

by Stephanie

2022-05-06 HSE has proposed a restriction on hazardous substances present in tattoo inks and PMU as a precautionary measure to address potential risks to human…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

Taiwan bans PVC in food packaging

by Stephanie

2022-05-03 On April 30, 2022, news agency Focus Taiwan reported that Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) will ban food packaging made of or containing any…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

Catching up with the rest of the world

by Stephanie

2022-05-12 New Zealand generates more than 17 million tonnes of waste each year, and we send almost 13 million tonnes of that to landfill. Our…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

Australian waterways near heavy road traffic may contain 6PPD

by Stephanie

Substance toxic to aquatic life found in country for first time, study says

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

EPA Research Team Develops Framework to Determine What Products to Classify and Evaluate as Nanopesticides

by Stephanie

2022-05-10 According to a May 9, 2022, news item published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Advancing EPA’s Understanding of the Next Generation of…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

It’s time for Congress to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from food packaging

by Stephanie

2022-05-11 The next time you order takeout at a favorite restaurant, there is a decent chance it will include a side order of toxic forever…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

20 million acres of U.S. cropland may be contaminated by PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

by Stephanie

2022-05-11 Toxic per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” are a family of more than 9,000 synthetic, human-made chemicals that barely…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

MassDEP Commemorates National Drinking Water Week by Awarding Commendations to 39 Public Water Systems and Operators

by Stephanie

2022-05-10 In honor of National Drinking Water Week, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today announced that 39 public water systems across the Commonwealth…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

European Commission Includes PFAS In Its Ambitious “Restrictions Roadmap”

by Stephanie

2022-05-10 Back in October 2020, the European Commission (EC) issued its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability to achieve a “toxic-free environment” as part the European Green…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

EFSA CEP Panel updates from November 2021 to April 2022

by Stephanie

2022-05-11 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) published the minutes of the 26th to…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

The chemicals that linger for decades in your blood

by Stephanie

2022-05-13 Environmental journalist Anna Turns experienced a wake-up call when she had her blood tested for toxic synthetic chemicals – and discovered that some contaminants…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

New US & European regulations will affect the semiconductor industry

by Stephanie

2022-05-10 In March, the US 3M Company stopped operating its PFAS (perfluoro/polyfluoroalkyl compound) refrigerant plant in Belgium. This attracted the attention of the semiconductor industry…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Regulatory Update

Google, UN Partner to Fight Misinformation on Climate Change

by Stephanie

2022-05-02 For Google, the search features are part of a larger push to build products and tools that empower people to better understand and limit…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Technical

Transdermal permeation of inorganic cerium salts in intact human skin

by Stephanie

2022-05-10 The stratum corneum protects the body against external agents, such as metals, chemicals, and toxics. Although it is considered poorly permeable to them, comprising…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Technical

On the Utility of ToxCast-Based Predictive Models to Evaluate Potential Metabolic Disruption by Environmental Chemicals

by Stephanie

2022-05 Background: Research suggests environmental contaminants can impact metabolic health; however, high costs prohibit in vivo screening of putative metabolic disruptors. High-throughput screening programs, such…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Technical

Environmental Exposure to Non-Persistent Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Endometriosis: A Systematic Review

by Stephanie

2022-05-05 Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of the uterine endometrium outside of its normal location. As the etiology of endometriosis is not…

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Posted on20/05/202220 May 2022, Technical

Modeling and Predicting Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence and Its Association with Air Pollution and Meteorological Factors Using an ARIMAX Model: An Ecological Study in Ningbo of China

by Stephanie

2022-04-28 The autoregressive integrated moving average with exogenous regressors (ARIMAX) modeling studies of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are still rare. This study aims to explore whether…

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