Reports 2004, October

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 ...