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Late lessons II Chapter 4 - Too much to swallow PCE contamination of mains water: Located in Publications › Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation › Single chapters
Late lessons II Chapter 5 - Minamata disease a challenge for democracy and justice: Located in Publications › Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation › Single chapters
Late lessons II Chapter 6 - Beryllium's 'public relations problem': Located in Publications › Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation › Single chapters
Late lessons II Chapter 10 - Bisphenol A contested science divergent safety evaluations: Located in Publications › Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation › Single chapters
The Pollution Challenge: Located in Signals — every breath we take › Signals 2011 › Articles
50 years of protecting Europe's environment: Today the European Union has the most environmentally friendly arsenal of rules in the world and has done more to tackle pressing ecological problems, such as climate change, than any other major power. But it has not always been like this. Caring for the environment did not feature in the Treaty of Rome, the document that gave birth to the modern day EU. Yet environmental problems were never far away. Europe’s love affair with the car was moving into top gear, industry was busy belching out pollutants and raw sewage was being pumped into our rivers and seas.
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Hazardous substances in marine organisms (MAR 001) - Assessment published Mar 2013: The concentrations were generally Low or Moderate for HCB and lindane, Moderate for cadmium, mercury and lead, and Moderate or High for PCB and DDT. A general downward trend was found in the Northeast Atlantic for lead, lindane, PCB and DDT and also in the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea for lindane. A general upward trend was found in the Mediterranean Sea for mercury and lead.
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Hazardous substances in Europe’s fresh and marine waters – an overview: Hazardous substances in fresh and marine water can harm aquatic life and pose a risk to human health, according to a new report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report notes that while European legislation to address the issue is relatively strong, new challenges exist including ‘emerging pollutants’ where potential effects are not yet fully understood. More effort is also needed to ensure that chemicals are produced and used more sustainably.
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Increase in cancers and fertility problems may be caused by household chemicals and pharmaceuticals: Chemicals which disrupt the hormone system – also known as 'endocrine disrupting chemicals' (EDCs) – may be a contributing factor behind the significant increases in cancers, diabetes and obesity, falling fertility, and an increased number of neurological development problems in both humans and animals, according to a review of recent scientific literature commissioned by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Part A - Lessons from health hazards: Part A commences with an analysis of 'false positives' showing that these are few and far between as compared to false negatives and that carefully designed precautionary actions can stimulate innovation, even if the risk turns out not to be real or as serious as initially feared.
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