We come into contact with chemicals every day. They make our lives easier, but they also can pose a threat to human health and the environment. Substances which accumulate in the human body, animals and plants and which are dispersed by air water or passed on through the food chain are particularly hazardous.
On behalf of the German Environment Agency, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing investigated which advanced materials are already supporting the energy transition today and which could be used in future.
The outcome after five years of nano-specific information requirements in the REACH Regulation: The nano-specific information requirements were a first step towards obtaining the data needed for risk assessment
UNEA-6 has taken important decisions to protect global water resources and regulate hazardous chemicals. Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke praises successes for multilateralism.
Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke is visiting Nairobi to represent Germany at UNEA-6. At the assembly, the Minister will push for sound global water resources management and sustainable chemicals management.
Bonn Declaration for global sustainable management of chemicals and waste sends strong political signal. Representatives from around the world have adopted a new Global Framework on Chemicals.
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