BRS side event: POPs threaten the global circular economy
An important conference of parties of Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions takes place in Geneva these days. Arnika and the International Pollutants Elimination Network...
#Toxics
Cancer-causing Dioxins and PCBs Threaten the Food Supply and Human Health Globally
2 June 2022, GOTHENBURG / PRAGUE / NAIROBI / JAKARTA / YAOUNDÉ / ACCRA / LIBREVILLE / BANGKOK / MONTEVIDEO / CHISINAU / SAN FRANCISCO / BEIJING / DAKAR – A new review of data...
Chemical health hazards found in plastic products from 11 African and Arabic countries
A new report finds that many toys and other products made from recycled plastic sold in Africa and Arabic countries contain dioxins at levels equivalent to hazardous waste....
The EU Council pushes for dangerously high dioxin levels
(Prague, Gothenburg) In an alarming proposal for strengthening the limits of the most toxic chemical in waste, the Council of the European Union under the French presidency...
European Parliament takes groundbreaking first step to reduce the spread of dangerous chemicals from waste
The European Parliament yesterday proposed a significant reduction in the concentrations of dangerous chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) [1] allowed in...
Stricter limits on POPs do not necessarily mean more waste incineration, explains IPEN in its new factsheet
A new factsheet published by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) claims that the European Union has a unique opportunity to prevent toxic recycling. It could...
New PFAS restrictions are on the horizon in the EU
Given that EU citizens are still exposed to perfluorinated substances (PFAS) [1] because of the insufficient legal restrictions, Arnika has begun to investigate the contamination...
Governments set a cornerstone for a new plastic treaty
Global representatives gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, at the 5 th United Nations Environmental Assembly session this week. Consent on the need for a new global treaty on plastic...
Heavy metal content also confirmed in the Akhtala and Alaverdi communities
Publishing the results of studies carried out by the Czech organization for chemical safety Arnika together with organizations from Armenia - the NGO Center for community...
The results of the analysis of samples from the Shnogh and Teghut communities confirm the presence of heavy metals in the environment
The Czech Chemical Safety Organization "Arnika," together with organizations from Armenia - the NGO "Center for Community Mobilization and Support" and information NGO "EcoLur,"...
Polluters in the Czech Republic released more toxic substances into environment last year
The Arnika association has recorded a significant year-on-year increase in the release of cancer-causing, mutagenic, and hormone-disrupting substances. There has also been an...
Arsenic is becoming a real threat to the residents of Armanis and Urasar
The Czech organization Arnika, focusing on chemical safety, together with the Armenian organizations Center for Community Mobilization and Support and the information NGO EcoLur...
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