Levels of four OPEms (list below) in one sample of 340 mothers’ urine at 17 weeks pregnancy were compared to EF (Executive Function = attention span, vocabulary, assertiveness) of offspring 6 – 36 months. The main sources of these OPEms may not be FRs. Attempts were...
Public consultation on recast of UK’s 1988 Furniture Fire Safety Regulations open to 24th October 2023. The consultation includes a draft regulatory text “to illustrate the approach”. The proposed new regulations would require (art. 12) the finished upholstered...
Questionnaire to evaluate EU WEEE Directive effectiveness, impacts, links to other EU legislation and standards. This is part of the evaluation process of the 2012 Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Questions target relevant industries, waste...
Alan Amici, Center for Automotive Research (CAR), will discuss production forecasts and R&D needs for electric vehicles. With 35 billion US$ committed by industry to EV assembly and battery production alone, the transition to electric vehicles will be the biggest...
TV New Zealand with fire services broadcast full-scale furnished house burn trial showing how a scooter battery fire becomes unsurvivable after three minutes. A derelict house was repaired as necessary and furnished. An electric scooter lithium-ion battery was short...
