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EPA identifies alternatives for flame retardants

On June 13, 2014 the US Environmental Protection Agency published a report on alternatives to the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and an updated draft report on alternatives to...

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Toxic chemicals in recycled materials

On September 8, 2015 the non-profit organization International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) published an article on a recent proposal under review by the European Commission (EC) suggesting the...

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Opinions: Toxic chemicals in everyday products

In an article published on November 28, 2015 by the New York Times, journalist Nicholas Kristof reports on the many adverse health effects associated with exposure to chemicals found in everyday...

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Six classes challenge

In an editorial published on March 11, 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Science, Arlene Blum of the Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley, U.S., presents her institute’s campaign “Six Classes...

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Chemicals of concern in the circular economy

An article published on June 2, 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Environment International reports on the presence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in recyclable plastics and products made from...

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Toxic chemicals in articles made from recycled plastics

In an article published on April 17, 2017 by the Nigerian edition of the newspaper The Guardian, journalist Chinedum Uwaegbulam reports on the presence of hazardous flame retardants in children’s toys...

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Webcasts: Six classes of hazardous chemicals

On June 22, June 29, and July 6, 2017 the non-profit organization Green Science Policy Institute will launch new videos about its campaign “Six Classes Challenge” aiming to reduce the use of six...

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Detecting WEEE contamination in recycled FCM plastics

In an article published on May 18, 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, Franky Puype and colleagues from the Institute for Testing and Certification, Zlin, Czech...

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Plastics additives in marine environment

In an article published on May 16, 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere, Ludovic Hermabessiere and colleagues from ANSES, Laboratoire de Sécurité des Aliments, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France,...

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Obesity increased tenfold in children and teens

In an article published on October 11, 2017 by news provider Reuters, journalist Stephanie Nebehay informed about a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) on worldwide trends in body weight....

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Opinions: Toxic chemicals in everyday products

In an article published on November 28, 2015 by the New York Times, journalist Nicholas Kristof reports on the many adverse health effects associated with exposure to chemicals found in everyday...

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Six classes challenge

In an editorial published on March 11, 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Science, Arlene Blum of the Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley, U.S., presents her institute’s campaign “Six Classes...

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Chemicals of concern in the circular economy

An article published on June 2, 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Environment International reports on the presence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in recyclable plastics and products made from...

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Toxic chemicals in articles made from recycled plastics

In an article published on April 17, 2017 by the Nigerian edition of the newspaper The Guardian, journalist Chinedum Uwaegbulam reports on the presence of hazardous flame retardants in children’s toys...

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Webcasts: Six classes of hazardous chemicals

On June 22, June 29, and July 6, 2017 the non-profit organization Green Science Policy Institute will launch new videos about its campaign “Six Classes Challenge” aiming to reduce the use of six...

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Detecting WEEE contamination in recycled FCM plastics

In an article published on May 18, 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, Franky Puype and colleagues from the Institute for Testing and Certification, Zlin, Czech...

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Plastics additives in marine environment

In an article published on May 16, 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere, Ludovic Hermabessiere and colleagues from ANSES, Laboratoire de Sécurité des Aliments, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France,...

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Obesity increased tenfold in children and teens

In an article published on October 11, 2017 by news provider Reuters, journalist Stephanie Nebehay informed about a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) on worldwide trends in body weight....

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EDCs in everyday products

In an article published on February 23, 2018 by The New York Times, columnist Nicholas Kristof reported on the various endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that consumers are exposed to via everyday...

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Flame retardants in plastic waste

In an article published on March 7, 2018, news provider Chemical Watch informed about a new study by the Norwegian Environment Agency on flame retardants in plastic waste intended to be recycled. The...

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