Tuesday, December 18, 2012

ECHA Lists 54 Substances of Very High Concern

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) plans to add another set of substances of very high concern (SVHC) to the candidate list under the...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

ECHA Cancels REACH Registrations Because Companies Misrepresented Themselves

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki, Finland has revoked "a number of" REACH registrations because the registrants ...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Book Review – Am I Making Myself Clear? A Scientist’s Guide to Talking to the Public by Cornelia Dean

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A much needed book for scientific and non-scientific communities alike. Written by science writer (and former New York Times editor) Co...
Monday, October 1, 2012

FutureTox: Building the Road for 21st Century Toxicology and Risk Assessment Practices

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FutureTox: Building the Road for 21st Century Toxicology and Risk Assessment Practices—October 18–19, 2012 In just a few weeks, scientis...
Friday, September 21, 2012

EOA Posts List of Safer Chemical Ingredients

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From the USEPA: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today posted a List of Safer Chemical Ingredients that contains chemica...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Former EPA Administrator Russell Train Has Died

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Former EPA Administrator Russell Train passed away at the age of 92 on September 17, 2012. Train was the second Administrator of the Agency,...
Monday, September 17, 2012

ECHA Strengthens Compliance Check Strategy

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From the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): "To ensure increased compliance of REACH registration dossiers, ECHA carries out both...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Industry Groups Say Safe Chemical Act Does Not Include Republican Input

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On Monday the Environmental Defense Fund issued a summary of the main provisions of the Safe Chemicals Act and how they "fulfill eve...
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Monday, August 20, 2012

New Safe Chemicals Act "fulfills every detail" of Industry's principles for moderning TSCA

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Dr. Richard Denison, Senior Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), has "developed a detailed 8-page table that shows, s...
Friday, August 17, 2012

EPA Announces Availability of Risk Assessment Plans for 2012 Work Plan Chemicals

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This morning the EPA published Peer Review Plans for the risk assessments on the seven chemicals previously identified as 2012 work plan ...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

ECHA Publishes Practical Guide for Reporting Toxicity Data for REACH

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ECHA has announced that it has made available a new "practical guide" to assist REACH registrants in "How to prepare toxico...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Japan Identifies 18 Chemicals for Closer Look after Priority Risk Assessments

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After an extensive review of 86 chemicals, including detailed environmental and human health risk assessments, the Japanese government has...
Thursday, August 9, 2012

EU to Update Stockholm Convention POPs Chemical Plan

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The European Commission (EC) has announced that it is reevaluating and updating the implementing plan for the Stockholm Convention on Pers...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

ECHA to make more data on chemicals available

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According to an ECHA news release: "Beginning in November, ECHA will make more information from registration dossiers available on...