http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/neonicotinoid-pesticides-are-a-huge?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The European Commission has decided to ban three neonicotinoid insecticides. These chemicals can harm honeybees, according to a large body of scientific evidence, so the European Environment Agency (EEA) commends the precautionary decision to ban them. No publisher girliar pesticides chemicals bees neonicotinoid 2013-05-02T09:35:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/hazardous-substances-in-marine-organisms/hazardous-substances-in-marine-organisms-3?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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. No publisher alec hazardous substance marine and coastal sea 2013-03-26T12:11:45+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/late-lessons-2/part-a-lessons-from-health-hazards?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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. No publisher jaeglmar pesticides chemicals cancer DBCP 2013-01-30T11:30:00+01:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/late-lessons-2/late-lessons-chapters/late-lessons-ii-chapter-10?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher kobosnic late lessons II chemicals precautionary principle endocrine disruption risk assessment 2013-01-30T11:05:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/late-lessons-2/late-lessons-chapters/late-lessons-ii-chapter-6?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher kobosnic late lessons II health effects chemicals hazardous substance policy-making 2013-01-30T11:05:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/late-lessons-2/late-lessons-chapters/late-lessons-ii-chapter-5?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher kobosnic late lessons II mercury chemicals heavy metals health effects 2013-01-30T11:05:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/late-lessons-2/late-lessons-chapters/late-lessons-ii-chapter-4?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher kobosnic late lessons II chemicals freshwater pollution health 2013-01-30T11:05:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/the-cost-of-ignoring-the?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic New technologies have sometimes had very harmful effects, but in many cases the early warning signs have been suppressed or ignored. The second volume of Late Lessons from Early Warnings investigates specific cases where danger signals have gone unheeded, in some cases leading to deaths, illness and environmental destruction. No publisher girliar early warning endocrine disruption cancer climate change invasive alien species chemicals health mobile phone nuclear 2013-01-23T00:05:00+01:00 Press Release http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/eea-reviews-new-findings-from?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Europe needs to work harder to protect its water resources from increasing pressures. This was one of the messages that emerged during 2012, ‘European Year of Water’. The European Environment Agency (EEA) also presented important findings in many other areas, including air, climate, biodiversity and chemicals. No publisher girliar water climate change chemicals protected areas air 2012-12-27T11:55:00+01:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/the-impacts-of-endocrine-disrupters?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Rates of endocrine diseases and disorders, such as some reproductive and developmental harm in human populations, have changed in line with the growth of the chemical industry, leading to concerns that these factors may be linked. For example, the current status of semen quality in the few European countries where studies have been systematically conducted, is very poor: fertility in approximately 40 % of men is impaired. There is also evidence of reproductive and developmental harm linked to impairments in endocrine function in a number of wildlife species, particularly in environments that are contaminated by cocktails of chemicals that are in everyday use. Based on the human and wildlife evidence, many scientists are concerned about chemical pollutants being able to interfere with the normal functioning of hormones, so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), that could play a causative role in these diseases and disorders. If this holds true, then these 'early warnings' signal a failure in environmental protection that should be addressed. No publisher Academy of Finland EDC endocrine disruption cancer chemicals hormones neurodevelopmental disorder fertility 2012-05-10T15:00:00+02:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/increase-in-cancers-and-fertility?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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). No publisher girliar chemicals endocrine disruption neurodevelopmental disorder cancer hormones 2012-05-10T15:00:00+02:00 Press Release http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/hazardous-substances-in-europes-fresh?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Chemicals are an essential part of our daily lives and are used to produce consumer goods, to protect or restore our health and to boost food production, to name but a few examples. Some chemicals, however, are hazardous, raising concerns for the environment and human health. Hazardous substances are emitted to fresh and marine waters via a number of pathways and can have detrimental effects on aquatic biota. Humans can be exposed to hazardous substances in water through the ingestion of contaminated drinking water and the consumption of contaminated freshwater fish and seafood. A wide range of legislation now exists in Europe to address the release of hazardous substances to the environment, including water. New challenges exist, however, including the issues of chemical mixtures and emerging pollutants. No publisher Adobe InDesign CS5 (7.0) water mining contaminated land aquatic ecosystems marine WFD landfill drinking water chemicals water framework directive health marine strategy framework directive urban environment water quality E-PRTR pesticides hazardous substance freshwater agriculture organic substances transport 2011-07-15T08:18:57+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/hazardous-substances-in-europe2019s-fresh?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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. No publisher girliar marine water WFD chemicals Water Framework Directive health aquatic life water quality hazardous substance freshwater pollutant 2011-07-14T11:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/the-pollution-challenge?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher jaeglmar Eye on Earth air pollution energy signals2011 chemicals pollutants pollutant pollution 2011-07-05T13:40:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/signals-2011-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The European Environment Agency (EEA) publishes Signals each year, providing snapshot stories on issues of interest to the environmental policy debate and the wider public in the coming year. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) energy consumption natural resources consumption global megatrends Signals2011 sustainability chemicals health forest urban environment forest ecosystem globalisation pollution 2011-06-28T10:00:00+02:00 Publication