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Bookmark or Share- All news - ECHAAn alternative option could, for example, involve conditions allowing the continued manufacture, placing on the market or use of PFAS instead of a ban. This consideration is particularly relevant for uses and sectors where evidence suggests that a ban could lead to disproportionate socio-economic impacts.
- Progress update on the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ... - ECHA1. General aim of the regulatory initiative on PFAS. In January 2023, authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden (the Dossier Submitters) submitted a REACH dossier for a restriction proposal for per - and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the EU to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). PFAS
- All news - ECHAIt aims to reduce PFAS emissions into the environment and make products and processes safer for people. All PFASs in the scope of the proposal are very persistent in the environment. If their releases are not minimised, people, plants and animals will be increasingly exposed, and without a restriction, such levels will be reached that have ...
- Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)PFAS chemicals exist, and the numbers are increasing as industry invents new chemicals.1 • Persistent. PFAS remain in the environment for an unknown length of time and take many years to leave the body. • Bioaccumulation. Some PFAS chemicals may accumulate in the body over time, due to more PFAS being absorbed than eliminated.
- National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of chemicals used widely in industrial applications, such as firefighting foam, nonstick pans, paper, and textile coatings. Phthalates are a large group of compounds used as liquid plasticizers. They are found in hundreds of products including some food packaging, cosmetics ...
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