Category: 24 February 2023

REACH Update

Call for evidence: Investigation report on PVC and PVC additives

Regulatory Update

New Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2022 have commenced

U.S. cosmetic regulations get major updates

CSAR Subsidiary Regulations: China to Implement the Strictest Cosmetic Sampling Testing Regulation

Scientists detect microplastics in human veins, colon tissue, and urine

China Adds 111 Drugs to 2022 National Reimbursement Drug List

European Commission proposed occupational exposure limits for lead and di-isocyanates | Feedback period 14 February 2023 – 12 April 2023

Two more chemicals are ineligible for reported (introductions of 10 kg or less) category

UK | Revision of GB Biocidal Products Regulation Annexes II and III

More guidance on waivers for certificate applications

Developing the science-policy panel on chemicals and pollution

Flawed EPA Approach Threatens Formaldehyde Access for Key U.S. Industries

AAFA includes PFAS restrictions for first time

U.S. CPSC commissioners vote in favor of publication of NPR for button cell or coin batteries

Janet's Corner

Not Safe For Work

Hazard Alert

Methanol

Gossip

MIT team makes a case for direct carbon capture from seawater, not air

Promising male contraceptive pill works in 30 minutes, wears off in a day

PFAS can thwart immune system ‘first responders’

Even brief exposure to diesel fumes alters activity in key brain network, study finds

Radioactive waste isn’t going away. We’ve found a new way to trap it in minerals for long-term storage

New Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Disease 3.5 Years Before Clinical Diagnosis

U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is “almost certainly” making them sick

Fish can recognize themselves in a photo, says new study

Link found between common mouth bacteria and heart disease

Iron flow batteries are coming to Australia

Curiosities

Can Air Pollution Make You Depressed?

Snakes can hear you scream, new research reveals

What Physicists Can Learn From the Unique Spiral Shape of Shark Intestines

How pesticides impair our senses

Dark energy from supermassive black holes? Physicists spar over radical idea

Inhalable powder could shield lungs from COVID

Glimpse beneath iconic glacier reveals how it’s adding to sea-level rise

North Carolina man developed ‘uncontrollable’ Irish accent during prostate cancer treatment

Could Alzheimer’s be caused by an infection?

Astrophysicists Discover a Mysterious Perfect Explosion in Space – “It Makes No Sense”

Technical

Early childhood exposure to environmental phenols and parabens, phthalates, organophosphate pesticides, and trace elements in association with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in the CHARGE study

Ecotoxicity and resistance genes induction changing of antibiotic tetracycline degradation products dominated by differential free radicals

Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Uncured Resin Feedstocks for Vat Photopolymerization 3D Printing to a Cladoceran (Ceriodaphnia Dubia)

Toxicity and Estrogenicity of Bisphenol TMC in Oryzias melastigma via In Vivo and In Silico Studies

The impact of prolonged, maternal iodine exposure in early gestation on neonatal thyroid function

Effect of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Epilepsy Development: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Risk perception of automotive fuel poisoning among gas station attendants

In vitro and in vivo acute toxicity of an artificial butter flavoring

Occupational health risk assessment of airborne formaldehyde in medical laboratories

Nickel induces hepatotoxicity by mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial dynamics, and mitophagy dysfunction