Category: 4 February 2022

REACH Update

Chemicals: Commission seeks views on revision of REACH, the EU’s chemicals legislation

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

Regulatory Update

Peer-reviewed study finds chemicals in plastics induce adipogenesis

Philippines targets an 80% reduction in HFCs by 2045

Rwanda labelling of chemicals – requirements

A more efficient agvet chemical regulator

OECD Tour de Table includes update on nano developments in the United States

Federal PFAS cleanup regulation on the horizon

Chile unlikely to pass water department bill before March

Petition to revoke food tolerances and cancel registrations for organophosphate pesticides filed

California to conduct compliance check for PFASs in carpets, rugs next year

Reminder – upcoming GB active substance renewal submission deadlines. Apply for active substance renewal by the deadlines to keep products on the GB market

Janet’s Corner

No Matter Watt

Hazard Alert

Manganese

Gossip

Air pollution reduces ability for butterflies and bees to pollinate flowers and crops, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in British otters

Antarctica’s doomed A68 iceberg dumped 1 trillion tons of water into the ocean over 3 years

World’s deepest-dwelling squid spotted 20,000 feet under the sea

Climate change might be shrinking Amazonian birds

Study finds chemical pollution is now beyond safe boundary for the planet

Evidence of PFAS chemicals in sports bras

Double pig kidney transplant successfully performed in brain-dead patient

Doctor reveals stinky farts can make you go blind

How a toxic chemical ended up in the drinking water supply for 13 million people

Curiosities

Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic

Why does slicing onions make you cry?

US airlines are warning 5G could ground planes. Could this happen in Australia?

Tonga volcano: Why was it so big, and are there others we need to watch out for?

Chemical from gut bacteria promotes obesity

A disinfectant made from sawdust mows down deadly microbes

Greater olive oil consumption associated with lower total mortality risk

Americans tend to assume imaginary faces are male

Same-sex penguins hatch their first chick at New York zoo

Using melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms

Technical

Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic along the shoreline of Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Differences between hairdressers and consumers in skin exposure to hair cosmetic products: a review

Work-related fatigue: A hazard for workers experiencing disproportionate occupational risks

Recent Progress on Toxicity and Detection Methods of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Environment and Foodstuffs

Lifetime occupational exposures and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk in the UK Biobank cohort

Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals in Wild Alpine Insects: A Methodological Case Study

A Children’s Health Perspective on Nano- and Microplastics

“Passing Down Pollution”: (Inter)generational Toxicology and (Epi)genetic Environmental Health

Effects of microplastics on the terrestrial environment: A critical review

Environmental exposures to pesticides, phthalates, phenols and trace elements are associated with neurodevelopment in the CHARGE study