The Canadian Government wants to add several chemicals to the list of toxic substances in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), including long-chain aliphatic amines (staring with chains of 14 carbon atoms), 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) and its precursors, and chlorhexidine. In their assessment, published in the Canada Gazette on March 6,...
Considering the Corona crisis, the ECHA could extend the deadline when companies must provide specific information for a substance evaluation. The agency will monitor the situation and decide on specific measures if necessary. As an ECHA spokesperson told Chemical Watch, the agency wants to maintain regular operations as best as...
Scientists at three research institutions – Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam; U.S. Ecology Center, Michigan; and the University of Notre Dame, Indiana – have analyzed carpet samples and found phthalates and per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFASs). Researchers rated 12 of the 15 samples studied as toxic. In the 12 samples, the scientists…