Information from the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology

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From the Communications 3/ 2025

 

• PFAS: Denmark bans 23 pesticides
• PFAS in Drinking Water
• Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA): Assessment submitted for classification in new hazard classes
• Open letter: Endocrinologists call for action against endocrine disruptors
• France passes controversial law banning acetamiprid
• North Carolina factory's toxic discharges contaminate drinking water for nearly one million residents
• How inadequate monitoring of chemical concentrations in the environment affects risk assessment
• Comprehensive catalogue of harmful plastic chemicals
• New Lancet Countdown on Plastics and Health
• UN consultations in Geneva: Global agreement against plastic waste fails for now
• Toxic filtered car emissions after exposure to sunlight
• How tire wear pollutes water and endangers animals
• Many unknown pollutants detected in cosmetics, care products and perfumes
• EU Commission: Ban on 21 CMR substances in cosmetics from September 1, 2025
• EU Commission: Relaxation of rules on chemicals in make-up, shampoos and sunscreens
• Near the Baden-Württemberg border: 42,000 tons of toxic waste remain in a landfill in Alsace
• Neurotoxic? New screening method for chemicals provides quick answers
• Open letter to the EU representatives: Call for stronger chemical mixture regulation in REACH
• Report on the implementation of EU environmental law in the 27 EU member states published

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