Category: 8 July 2022

REACH Update

Dr Sharon McGuinness selected as ECHA’s new Executive Director

Regulatory Update

INSIGHT: Companies need to be aware of China’s tightening control of polluting chemical

European teenagers are high – on PFAS

Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme Notice of completed evaluations – 30 June 2022

Detailed review finds stronger links between adverse health effects and traffic pollution

PFAS Update: PFAS Regulation Under the NPDES Program

Regulations on health and safety to be strengthened

PFAS Regulations Could Open Floodgates to Prop 65 Enforcement – Assess & Manage Your Exposure Now

State Polluter-Pays Bills Aim to Make Companies Cover PFAS Harms

Supreme Court’s next major ruling could severely limit the power of the EPA

Illinois passes PFAS incineration ban

The Mediterranean is in danger as the planet heats up

Janet's Corner

Types of Scopes

Hazard Alert

Acrylic Acid

Gossip

Dream of unlimited, clean nuclear fusion energy within reach

Report estimates 10% of all cancers in Europe are caused by pollution

Ancient wolves give clues to origins of dogs

Zero-emissions hydrogen cargo airship prototype planned for 2025

Found: The ‘holy grail of catalysis’—turning methane into methanol under ambient conditions using light

Discovery of mechanical itch protein hints at new treatments for eczema

Welcome to the ‘Pandemicene’

Octopus brain and human brain share the same ‘jumping genes’

Plant-based plastic strong as PET, degrades into sugars in the environment

AI Used to Assess Integrity of Embryos for IVF

Curiosities

Could carbon monoxide foam help fight inflammation?

Ability to balance on one leg linked to risk of death within 10 years

Body’s Aging Processes Speed Up Soon After HIV Infection

New fluorophores could help fight cancer

Intermittent fasting may help heal nerve damage

Artificial photosynthesis lets plants grow efficiently in total darkness

First reported case of a person getting COVID from a cat

Common bone density scan can predict later-life dementia risk

Enzyme in human salivary microbes decomposes PET-based plastics

New Study Finds Gas Stoves Release Toxic Chemicals — Even When Turned Off

Technical

Tobacco smoke exposure and mitochondrial DNA copy number on neurobehavioural performance: A community study

Hydrochlorothiazide use, sun exposure, and risk of keratinocyte cancer

Breast cancer incidence in a national cohort of female workers exposed to special health hazards in Taiwan: a retrospective case-cohort study of ~ 300,000 occupational records spanning 20 years

Effects of Flavonoid Supplementation on Nanomaterial-Induced Toxicity: A Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Animal Studies

Case Report: Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Respiratory Health Among Australian Mine Workers

Implications of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on polycystic ovarian syndrome: A comprehensive review

Occupational Hazards of Dermatology: A Comprehensive Review

Case Report: Early Recognition, Treatment, and Occupational Safety Protection are Crucial for Methanol Toxicity

Chemical fingerprinting of organic micropollutants in different industrial treated wastewater effluents and their effluent-receiving river

Spatiotemporal variations of retinoic acids and their metabolites in the marine environment of Hong Kong