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https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/after-decades-use-paint-makers-cut-ties-lead

After Decades of Use, Paint Makers Cut Ties with Lead

From a small factory in Callao, Peru, paint maker Universal Colors had churned out industrial paints

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/historic-global-framework-chemicals-adopted-following-years-talks

Historic Global Framework on Chemicals Adopted Following Years of Talks

Following an all-night negotiating session and years of talks, the fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/oecd-promotes-monitoring-and-regulating-endocrine-disruptors-water

OECD Promotes Monitoring and Regulating Endocrine Disruptors in Water

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a report on endocrine disrupting chemicals

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/chlorpyrifos-mercury-recommended-listing-under-rotterdam-convention

Chlorpyrifos, Mercury Recommended for Listing Under Rotterdam Convention

The 19th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-19) of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/experts-agree-two-pops-list-elimination-under-stockholm-convention

Experts Agree on Two POPs to List for Elimination Under Stockholm Convention

The 19th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutant Review Committee (POPRC-19) agreed that two chemicals should

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/ozone-cultivates-synergies-tackle-environmental-challenges

Ozone “Cultivates” Synergies to Tackle Environmental Challenges

Delegates to the 35th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 35) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/minamata-cop-5-lists-phaseout-dates-applauds-95-national-reporting-rate

Minamata COP-5 Lists Phaseout Dates, Applauds 95% National Reporting Rate

Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 2013 Minamata Convention on Mercury, the fifth meeting of the

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

May 2023
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of thousands of synthetic chemicals that are used throughout society. However, they are increasingly detected as environmental pollutants and some are linked to negative effects on human health.

This page from the European Chemicals Agency provides background on PFAS chemicals and their use in a number of products, including construction materials, paints and chrome plating.

Emerging Policy Issues: Perfluorinated Chemicals
Topics: Chemicals in building products
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ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal

May 2023
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On 13th January 2023, the European Commission issued a proposal that would ban the manufacture and use of PFAS chemicals, including those used in building materials. 

The details of the proposed restriction of around 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are now available on ECHA’s website. ECHA’s scientific committees have begun to evaluate the proposal in terms of the risks to people and the environment, and the impacts on society, in accordance with the below timeline.  A six-month consultation began in March 2023 and will close on 25 September 2023.

Document: Consultation on a proposed restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Emerging Policy Issues: Perfluorinated Chemicals
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