Division announcements

The current Issue 3/ 2025 contains, among other things, 2 original articles on the erraChem project and anticoagulant rodenticides. The Environmental Geochemistry working group at the Institute of Geoecology of Technische Universität Braunschweig also introduces itself.

• Reports from the Board
• Members’ Meetings

From the Communications 3/ 2025

• PFAS: Denmark bans 23 pesticides
• PFAS in drinking water
• Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA): Assessment for classification in new hazard classes submitted
• Open letter: Endocrinologists call for action against endocrine disruptors
• France passes controversial law on acetamiprid ban
• North Carolina factory’s toxic discharges contaminate drinking water for nearly one million residents
• How inadequate recording of chemical concentrations in the environment influences risk assessment
• Comprehensive catalogue of chemicals of concern in plastics
• New Lancet Countdown on plastics and health
• UN talks in Geneva: Global agreement against plastic waste fails for the time being
• Toxic filtered vehicle emissions after exposure to sunlight
• How tyre wear pollutes water bodies and endangers animals
• Many unknown pollutants detected in cosmetics, personal care products and perfumes
• European Commission: Ban on 21 CMR substances in cosmetics from 1 September 2025
• European Commission: Easing of rules for chemicals in make-up, shampoos and sunscreens
• Near the Baden-Württemberg border: 42,000 tonnes of toxic waste remain in a landfill in Alsace
• Neurotoxic? New screening method for chemicals provides a rapid answer
• Open letter to the EU representatives: Call for stronger chemical mixture regulation in REACH
• Report on the implementation of EU environmental law in the 27 EU Member States published

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