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Plastic Threatens Human Health at a Global Scale IPEN

WEBPress Release / Full Report / Executive Summary Washington, DC—A new report released today reveals that plastic is a human health crisis hiding in plain sight. …

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Introduction to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) IPEN

WEBA Guide for Public Interest Organizations and Policy-Makersby Andrea C. Gore, PhD, David Crews, PhD, Loretta L. Doan, PhD, Michele La Merrill, PhD, MPH, Heather Patisaul, …

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Plastic's Toxic Additives IPEN

WEBFor Immediate Release September 30, 2020, 7:00 GMT +2 Contact: Laura Vyda, IPEN, [email protected] Toxic Additives in Plastics: Hidden Health Hazards …

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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Threats to Human Health

WEBEDCs. Plastics, EDCs & Health. The report “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Threats to Human Health” by the Endocrine Society in collaboration with IPEN provides a …

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IPEN and Endocrine Society Release New Report on EDCs in Plastics

WEBIn a new report, “ Plastics, EDCs & Health: A Guide for Public Interest Organizations and Policymakers on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & Plastics ,” the …

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How the Plastic Pollution Resolution relates to chemicals and health

WEBIn March 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) approved a broad mandate to start talks on an international treaty to address the growing threats from …

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Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Pose Global Health Risks, Poison the

WEBThe IPEN report outlines the toxic threats from plastics throughout their lifecycle and includes: An overview of the health harms from plastics, noting that more …

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Count Down: Toxic chemicals in plastics threaten human fertility

WEB26 July 2021. Chemicals in plastics have a variety of health consequences, and none more startling than the potential impacts on human fertility. In the same way that plastic …

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PLASTICS, EDCs & HEALTH

WEBPlastics, EDCs & Health 7 be proposed for listing under Annex A of the Convention. The Stockholm Convention is the definitive global instrument for assessing, identifying,

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Latest Science Shows Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Plastics

WEBHighly Hazardous Pesticides pose ongoing threats, especially in the Global SouthNairobi, Kenya-A report from the world’s leading scientific and medical experts on …

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Mercury-Contaminated Skin Whitening Creams: The Toxic …

WEBGroups Challenge Governments to Consign Mercury-Contaminated Skin Lightening Creams to HistoryQuezon City: Skin whitening products laced with mercury, …

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Mercury in Fish and Human Hair IPEN

WEBMercury in a mother’s body can be transferred to her fetus during pregnancy, exposing the developing fetus to the potent neurotoxin. The study is the first of its kind to sample as …

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Some Plastics Can Poison Children IPEN

WEBPRESS RELEASE (Gothenburg, Sweden): A ground-breaking study analyzing the effects of toxic chemicals in plastic children’s toys and consumer products …

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What is the Stockholm Convention

WEBThe Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 2001 is a international agreement by the nations of the world to address the global chemical pollution. Its …

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UN Environment Assembly Calls for Action to End the Use of the …

WEBNairobi-In a historic move for safer food and farming, the U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA) today called for action by 2035 to eliminate the use of the world’s …

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IPEN Press Release: Minamata Disease and Mercury Pollution: Past

WEBIPEN is a network of non-governmental organizations working in more than 100 countries to reduce and eliminate the harm to human health and the environment …

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3UGA Uganda Contaminated Site Report

WEB1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Uganda like many developing countries is faced with a problem of managing its stockpiles of obsolete chemicals that are hazardous to human …

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Mercury use from health care system

WEBMercury use from health care system. Toxic Mercury. Mercury is a naturally occurring metal whose primary store is within the planet. It comes in different forms, most of which are …

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Update on the use of highly hazardous pesticides in six African

WEBCentre de Recherche et d’Education pour le Développement (Cameroon); Pesticide Action Nexus (PAN-Ethiopia); Center for Environmental Justice and Development (Kenya); …

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Community and Workplace Monitoring as a Tool for the …

WEBInternational POPs Elimination Project – IPEP 1 Website- www.ipen.org 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY 1.1 Background Though stakeholders’ involvement is …

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Partnerships Between NGOs and Research Facilities for …

WEBInternational POPs Elimination Project – IPEP Website- www.ipen.org 3 Partnerships Between NGOs and Research Facilities for Capacity Building to Reduce Adverse Health …

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