Reports 2004

The present guideline describes procedures for geographical, tehcnological and temporal delimitations in life cycle assesment. The guideline is a result from a larger project about LCA methodology development and concensus....

The present guidelines describe a new methodology for inclusion of the working environment in life cycleassessments.  The guidelines also include a database with many of the data that are necessary in order to perform an assessment.  The guideline is...

The global climate is getting warmer. In the 20th century, the average global temperature has increased by approx. 0.6 oC. With the global climate the risk of certain extreme weather events will grow, also in Denmark. We have to accept the fac...

The project aimed at developing biological control of weevils (Strophosoma melanogrammum and S. capitatum) that cause damage to fir in Danish greenery plantations (Abies nobilis). Insect pathogenic fungi were tested in the laboratory and applied ...

The aim of the project was to determine what kind of "problematic" chemical substances could be identified in 8 different consumer products made of chloroprene. The project included a survey, a screening for problematic substances and migration st...

The predictive value of QSAR models on pesticides is studied. The study is based on correlations between experimental values from 409 pesticides (including salts and esters) and QSAR estimated values using QSARs from selected models. The estimate...

The present guideline describes an unambiquous prodecure for the first steps of life cycle assessments: determination of relevant product functions and product alternatives, definition of the functional unit and determination of the reference flow....

The new, revised LOUS is now available. Compared to the previous lists, the criteria for the selection of substances for the list have been changed. This means that a number of chemical substances or substance groups are no longer on the LOUS. T...

The Report contains a study of the Environmental Technology Action Plan (ETAP) that was adopted by the Commission the 28. January 2004. The study includes specific ideas for potential roles of Danish stakeholders in the broader ETAP process....

Only one use of 4-nitrotoluene hase been reported in Denmark in 2002. 250 grams of the substance was used for research in the a pharmaceutical industry. It is therefore concluded, that the substance won't reach the environment....

The yearly turnover of resorcinol in Denmark ia from 6 to 23 tons. It is primarily used in products from which there is no emission. The use is in rubber products (e.g. conveyor belts), in production of laminated wood constructions and high qual...

Ponds were often contaminated by pesticides from the surrounding cultivated fields but an uncultivated buffer zone around a pond reduced the amount of pesticide in the pond ecosystem. Thus the number of pesticide findings in ponds decreased with i...

A simple method for environmental assessment of electronic products at the very early stage of product development has been developed. It is based on several previous projects about environmental assessment of electronic products. In addition to ...

The developmental effects of esfenvalerate on the fire-bellied toad Bombina were studied at different temperatures and in different media. Additionally, the effect studies were prolonged in order to include recovery experiments of the tadpoles aft...

The FETAX test, which uses the South African frog, Xenopus, is the only internationally recognised testing method for assessing the effect of chemicals on amphibians. However as this test, in several regards, makes it difficult to relate results t...

Pyrethroids constitute a group of widely used insecticides, which are toxic to aquatic organisms. This report presents the results from a 2-year study of the fate of pyrethroids in ponds, i.e. their distribution in the water column, the sediment ...

What's the state of water in Denmark? How are we affecting it? And how are we protecting it? This booklet describes trends in the state of water in Denmark, using 21 selected indicators. The booklet covers the entire hydrological cycle, focussing...

The objective has been to pinpoint the risks that might exist when children are playing and staying in tents and tunnels. The emission of chemical substances was tested on 6 selected products. The assessment showed that during the first hours of ...

A comparison has been made between the energy consumption for the cooling equipment in 2 super- markets based on HFC and 2 so called cascade systems based on HFC in the high temperature part and CO2 in the low temperature part. The results show, t...

Dioxin has been analysed in PCP-preserved construction wood from Danish family houses from 1960-1072. All samples contained dioxin. Levels of 84-1097 ng I-TEQ/kg wood wer observed. PCP and dioxin in single-use pallets imported with goods from So...