Reports 2003, September

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 ...

The first Danish overall strategy for the relation between environmental factors and health, presenting the Danish Government's outline of the importance of environmental factors for public health, and goals and initiatives for the coming years. T...

In connection with the establishment of the Product Oriented Environmental Initiative, the Environmental Protection Agency wished to undertake a subevaluation of the projects initiated under the cleaner technology action plan in relation to the sec...

This report descibes the methodology behind and the results of a project with the aim of ranking all industrial products sold in Denmark. The ranking is based on resource and energy consumption related to these products....