8 April 2022 – Chemwatch

REACH Update

REACH Dossier Improvement Action Plan

ECHA Updated Registry of restriction intentions until outcome

Regulatory Update

Research into backyard soil contaminants

Food and packaging waste prevention and reduction initiative

Public consultations

MCTI and British Government launch this Thursday (24) platform for climate science

PFAS Air Regulations Proposed By House

After 5-month delay, NYC health department adopts new federal rules on childhood lead exposure

France – Results of the annual control of chemicals, biocides and detergents

Council adopts 8th environmental action programme

Italy – Change of implementation date for environmental labelling in packaging

Consultation: Safety of Triclocarban and Triclosan as substances with potential endocrine disrupting properties in cosmetic products – Deadline for comments: 27 May 2022

Janet's Corner

Pulsar Analogy

Hazard Alert

4,4′-Methylenebis (2-chloroaniline) (MOCA)

Gossip

Injectable electrodes could prevent deadly heart arrhythmias

The race to upcycle CO2 into fuels, concrete and more

Ultra-processed foods are trashing our health – and the planet

Birds are laying their eggs earlier, and climate change is to blame

Longer-lasting lithium-ion

Advances in street lighting are reducing the efficacy of coastal species’ camouflage

Chaos theory provides hints for controlling the weather

Medicines 3D-printed in seven seconds

Stem cell secrets allow researchers to revamp reprogramming

Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time

Curiosities

There is, in fact, a ‘wrong’ way to use Google: Five tips to set you on the right path

Men and women process pain signals differently

Genetically modified lettuce is the future of food and drugs in space, scientists say. Let us explain

How to investigate when a robot causes an accident, and why it’s important that we do

Daylight saving time could end up being permanent in the US. Experts say it’s a bad idea

How do boa constrictors avoid suffocating when they squeeze their prey?

What countries and cities will disappear due to rising sea levels?

Dangerous chemicals found in food wrappers at major fast-food restaurants and grocery chains, report says

Life-long recreational sport and exercise slows down aspects of ageing

Here’s how food waste can generate clean energy

Technical

Maternal air pollution exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy and markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction

A simple approach to assess the cancer risk of occupational exposure to genotoxic drugs in healthcare settings

Persistent organic pollutants in water resources: Fate, occurrence, characterization and risk analysis

Temporal trend and cross-sectional characterization of urinary concentrations of glyphosate in Japanese children from 2006 to 2015

Application of machine learning to predict the inhibitory activity of organic chemicals on thyroid stimulating hormone receptor

Tinnitus, sound intolerance, and mental health: the role of long-term occupational noise exposure

The Role of Exposomes in the Pathophysiology of Autoimmune Diseases I: Toxic Chemicals and Food

Carcinogenic and health risk assessment of respiratory exposure to Acrylonitrile, 1,3-Butadiene and Styrene (ABS) in a Petrochemical Industry Using the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method

Human viruses lurking in the environment activated by excessive use of COVID-19 prevention supplies

Impact of benzo[a]pyrene with other pollutants induce the molecular alternation in the biological system: Existence, detection, and remediation methods