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What the Biden-Harris administration means for chemistry
The new administration has inherited a global pandemic and worsening climate change, among other science-related issues
10-Feb-2021
The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris marks a new era for science policy in the U.S. and beyond. The new administration has inherited a global pandemic and worsening climate change, among other science-related issues. A cover story in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly ...
Towards sustainable outdoor shooting and fishing
ECHA proposes restrictions on lead use
08-Feb-2021
At the request of the European Commission, ECHA has assessed the health and environmental risks posed by the use of lead projectiles for hunting and outdoor sports shooting as well as lead used in fishing sinkers and lures.The Agency concluded that an EU-wide restriction would be justified. ECHA ...
Restriction of hazardous substances in tattoo inks
15-Mar-2019
ECHA’s Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) adopted its final opinion supporting the proposal by Denmark, Italy, Norway and ECHA to restrict the placing on the market of tattoo inks and permanent make-up. Substances within the scope of the restriction include carcinogenic, mutagenic and ...
ECETOC Task Force provides new insights
Toxicity testing of microparticles and poorly soluble liquids in the water environment
15-Jan-2019
A Task Force set up by the European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC) has provided new insights into scientific testing for the impact of undissolved particles in the aquatic environment. ECETOC launched the Task Force in response to increasing concerns among the ...
Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry from now on 'Royal'
26-Jun-2018
During the anniversary celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry in The Hague, the VNCI was awarded the predicate 'Royal ('Koninklijk)'. VNCI chairman Bernard Wientjes and director Colette Alma received the designation from the King's Commissioner ...
AkzoNobel joins partnership to explore opportunities for green hydrogen and 'electrofuels' in Sweden
22-Mar-2018
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is partnering with three groups in Sweden to explore the opportunities for producing green hydrogen and 'electrofuels' using renewable electricity. The partners are RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), forestry group Södra and packaging materials company ...
Greater oversight of precursor chemicals at retail level needed to reduce threat from IEDs
16-Nov-2017
Policymakers' efforts to reduce threats from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) should include greater oversight of precursor chemicals sold at the retail level - especially over the Internet - that terrorists, violent extremists, or criminals use to make homemade explosives, says a new report ...
REACH inspectors find that not all companies are complying with authorisation requirements
23-Jun-2017
Inspectors in 17 European countries have checked compliance with the authorisation obligations under REACH for the use and placing on the market of 13 substances of very high concern with sunset dates in 2015. Inspections in companies that used or placed the substances on the market showed a rate ...
MSC unanimously agrees that Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor
19-Jun-2017
The Member State Committee (MSC) supported the French proposal to additionally identify Bisphenol A as a substance of very high concern because of its endocrine disrupting properties which cause probable serious effects to human health. The committee also agreed to identify the substance PFHxS as ...
Americans use more clean energy in 2016
12-Apr-2017
Americans used more renewable energy in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Overall, energy consumption was nearly flat. Each year, the Laboratory releases energy flow charts that illustrate the ...
