Reports 2003

This report on health effects of 18 selected pesticide coformulants documents that the data on health effects of these substances generally were limited. Furthermore, the hazard assessments identified a number of toxicological effects; several of ...

This report on health effects of 18 selected pesticide coformulants documents that the data on health effects of these substances generally were limited. Furthermore, the hazard assessments identified a number of toxicological effects; several of ...

This is the first update of Denmark's indicators for sustainable development published by the Danish Government. The indicators illustrate the development in relation to important targets or activities in Denmark's National Strategy for Sustainabl...

Background report for the two EDIP 2000 guidelines "The product, functional unit, and reference flows in LCA" and "Geographical, technological and temporal delimitation in LCA". It provides further documentation of the examples used in these guide...

What has happened since the World Summit in Johannesburg? What is Denmark doing to move from words into action and to ensure sustainable development? Many of the answers are provided in this publication "The World Summit in Johannesburg and Denmark...

The report presents data from toxicity studies in rats. The rats were exposed through the diet to a combination of 5 pesticides often found as residues in food in Denmark. The conclusion of the studies was that effects are seen at lower dose levels w...

As the refrigeration industry also desires to supply products having the least adverse environmental impact possible, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Super Køl A/S, Fakta and the Danish Technological Institute entered into an agreement ...

This project aims to study the interactions between consumers and suppliers in the context of developing and marketing "green" electronic products. The survey is to highlight the interrelations between consumers and retailers and their perceptions...

Flora and fauna changes during conversion to organic farming During two years the effects of conversion to organic practice was investigated in fields with spring barley and winter wheat, which were previously included in an investigation of effect...

This study combined field investigations with model work to obtain information on the dynamics and the extent of pesticide movement into subsurface drains, and the conditions and transport mechanisms governing pesticide and soil particle losses wit...

This report presents the results of laboratory and field experiments concerning the fate of pesticides in surface water performed in connection to the construction of a model-based tool for evaluation of the fate of pesticides in surface water. Th...

During field application of pesticides, some of it will reach adjacent water bodies through atmospheric dry deposition and spray drift A model was developed to calculate the volatilisation, atmospheric transport and dry deposition of pesticides to ...

Many pesticides are detected in Danish streams 49 pesticides and metabolites were measured in two Danish streams draining arable catchments. More than 40 different pesticides were detected in stream water with the highest detection frequencies, co...

This report describes the results of experiments investigating which proportion of the spray liquid that is applied to a crop is actually deposited on the soil surface below the crop. The investigation covers applications throughout the growing se...

The report describes a data collection strategy based on understanding the causes of variation in the technological, geographical and temporal aspects of the processes included in a life cycle assessment. The objective of a data collection strateg...

From new foreign studies appear that contamination of the soil with lead and PAH may be less dangerous to Man than was previously assumed. On the basis of our present knowledge, the limit values to soil contamination, however, cannot be generally ...

Studies regarding the fate and effects of triclosan in waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) were reviewed and risk assessments were made. The assessments are based on data from other countries, since there are no information from Danish WWTPs. Th...

This year the Nature and Environment theme report focuses on sustainable production and consumption patterns. The report presents 32 selected indicators, for instance for the relation between growth and environmental impacts, consumption of natura...

Methods for chemical analysis of estrogens in wastewater (incl. sludge), surface water, and agricultural matrices (soil/manure) is reviewed with the purpose of finding the best methods for monitoring estrogen pollution. Generally, the sensitivity...

Recent studies in a number of countries have shown that the aquatic environment can possess estrogenic activity capable of influencing the fauna. This has led to efforts of finding simple, sensitive and specific in vitro tests for rapid screening ...