Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
2024年10月10日 · Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large, complex group of synthetic chemicals that have been used in consumer products around the world since about the 1950s. They are ingredients in various everyday products. For example, PFAS are used to keep food from sticking to packaging or cookware, make clothes and carpets resistant to stains, and …
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - ECHA
2024年4月15日 · The behaviour of PFAS in the environment means that they tend to pollute groundwater and drinking water, which is difficult and costly to remediate. Certain PFAS are known to accumulate in people, animals and plants and cause toxic effects. Certain PFAS are toxic for reproduction and can harm the development of foetuses.
PFAS chemicals exist, and the numbers are increasing as industry invents new chemicals.1 • Persistent. PFAS remain in the environment for an unknown length of time and take many years to leave the body. • Bioaccumulation. Some PFAS chemicals may accumulate in the body over time, due to more PFAS being absorbed than eliminated.
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2024年6月13日 · Furthermore, RAC provisionally concluded on the scope of the proposal and the hazards of PFAS. The primary concern with PFAS, according to the committee, is their persistence, meaning that PFAS can remain in the environment for a very long time. Moreover, some PFAS may be of additional concern to the environment and human health.
PFAS definition and , hence, would not be in scope of the restriction proposal. Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is widely used in peptide synthesis, it has a different . toxicological profile from other PFAS and can . also be present naturally in the atmosphere. Will it also be restricted like other PFAS? Or will it have an exemption?
7. Manufacturers and importers of PFASs or PFAS containing articles as well as formulators of PFAS containing mixtures making use of any of the derogations according to paragraphs 5 b)-d) and f) – t) [and u), w)-ee)],and 6 b)-d) and f) [and h)-o)], shall from (EiF + 18 months) provide by 31 March of each calendar
Substances of very high concern identification - ECHA
Substances that may have serious and often irreversible effects on human health and the environment can be identified as substances of very high concern (SVHCs).
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2024年11月20日 · Germany: Aktueller Stand des PFAS-Beschränkungsverfahrens veröffentlicht, 22 November 2024; The Netherlands: Voortgangsupdate over het voorgenomen PFAS-verbod, 21 November 2024; Norway: PFAS-restriksjon: Status og videre arbeid, 21 November 2024; Sweden: Nu finns mer information om hur förslaget att begränsa PFAS utvecklas, 20 …
Is a PFAS manufactured and processed in the EU treated differently than a PFAS imported to the EU after it was integrated to equipment, machines or consumer articles? How can the EU avoid to just transfer PFAS manufacturing and processing to less regulated markets? Is moving production or action into non-regulated markets a sustainable
2024年11月20日 · 1. General aim of the regulatory initiative on PFAS. In January 2023, authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden (the Dossier Submitters) submitted a REACH dossier for a restriction proposal for per - and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the EU to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). PFAS