For chemicals, the EU emphasises safer plastic additives, product performance, recycling, harmonised approaches. A number of recent European Commission publications and workshops address the objective of “safe and sustainable by design” fixed by the new EU Chemicals...
New regulation, following the Grenfell catastrophe, extends fire safety obligations but leaves unclear who will pay the costs. Fire Safety Orders for buildings with two or more dwellings will now extend to the structure, walls, doors, windows. The Act also introduces...
Fifteen brominated, chlorinated or phosphate ester flame retardants were tested using a battery of 22 different in vitro neurodevelopmental endpoint tests. Only one FR (TCIPP) showed no effect in all tests. The others showed effects in one or several tests, at...
Degradation of the phosphate ester FR triphenyl phosphate (generally abbreviated as TPP, here as TPHP) were studied in experiments with green microalgae, invertebrates and fish, at exposure 100 µg/l (below the NOEC). 29 biotransformation products were identified, in...
Webinar – Wed. 7th July 15h – 16h30 CEST What does product sustainability mean for tomorrow’s fire safety? Registration (free): Eventbrite link With the Green Deal, the European Commission is developing the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Sustainable Chemical...
