Endocrine disruptors are exogenous substances or mixtures that alter function(s) of the endocrine system and consequently cause adverse health effects in an intact organism, its progeny or (sub) populations. Exposure to endocrine disruptors is of particular concern in phases of critical...

Directive 2006/21/ЕС on the management of waste from extractive industries provides for measures, procedures and guidance to prevent or minimise the adverse effects on the environment and risks to health resulting from the management of waste from the extractive industries. The study examines...

BiPRO GmbH has been assigned with providing technical and scientific support for the evaluation of two exemption requests under the RoHS 2 Directive, as a Service Request under the Framework Contract "Assistance to the Commission on technical, socio-economic and cost-benefit assessments related...

This report contains an assessment and conclusions on the state of implementation of the Directive, based on - an analysis of the responses by Member States (in the following referred to as "national implementation reports") to the relevant Questionnaire pursuant to Commission Decision...

In January 2013 negotiations were concluded on a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. It was named the "Minamata Convention on Mercury" after the Japanese town that experienced severe mercury pollution in the 1950s. The Minamata...

In 2012, the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU-MS) produced altogether more than 2.5 billion tonnes of waste whereof 99 million tonnes were hazardous. Although this represents only a minor share of the total waste production in the EU, hazardous waste (HW) is a priority waste stream as...

Proper legal implementation, application and practical enforcement of EU waste legislation are key priorities of EU environmental policy, in order to comply with the obligation of the EU Commission to ensure and oversee the application of EU legislation according to the Treaty of the European...

Separate collection of individual waste fractions is seen as a pre-condition for fostering high quality recycling and high recycling rates. Thus, Article 10(2) of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) sets the general requirement of separate collection and obliges the Member States (MS) to set up...