Reports 2006

With the purpose of gaining experience with the PestSurf system for evaluation of pesticide load in surface water, 56 simulations were carried out with 12 pesticides. The simulations were compared to the results of the presently used evaluation metho...

The purpose of this report is to find out whether there is a connection between the mean value of CO emission in %, measured during the EN test, and the weighted average of the particle emission, measured in the four partial courses during the NS tes...

The purpose of the study has been a mapping of chemical substances that may be emitted to the indoor climate from products. The basis has been reports already published by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency regardingconsumer products.  An eva...

The purpose of the report is to evaluate the need for a revision of the Danish statutory order on lead and in this connection consider both the practical experiences with the implementation of the statutory order and the development of new knowledge ...

The purpose of this project is to identify the most commonly used products and to asses their popularity.  The products selected have been analysed for their content of various substances, especially for active substances. Finally, potential hazardou...

The guidelines provide participants in product standardisation with practical advice and instructions on how to include environmental aspects in product standards. Product standards can influence a product's environmental impact in different ways. Th...

Sex toys may contain certain chemicals such as phthalates like e.g.  DEHP and DINP (softeners), phenol, carbon disulfide, organotin compounds. Some of these can be released during use of the sex toys.  The results show that there is no risk using the...

The focus of this green foresight project is the future environmental challenges related to nanotechnology, biotechnology and ICT.  The aim is to develop recommendations for integrated environmental and innovation policies in Denmark and the EU, to e...

The survey is focussed on pleasure gels that promise an effect in excess of a glide effect, flavour and/or fragrance.  There have been identified 26 pleasure gels, 1 glide lubricant and 10 erotic massage oils/massage creams. 22 products were analysed...

The results of a new life cycle analysis have changed the scientific basis of the criteria, which have been used up until now for the Swan ecolabel. Including chemicals to a much greater extent than in previous studies, the LCA now focuses much mo...

The results of a new life cycle analysis have changed the scientific basis of the criteria, which have been used up until now for the Swan ecolabel. Including chemicals to a much greater extent than in previous studies, the LCA now focuses much mo...

The EU Eco-label includes a number of requirements regarding health aspects of chemical substances. In fact up till half of the requirements of the technical/chemical product groups are based on health considerations - and the requirements are in ...

The concerned publication is not current but replaced by:Revised test cases for updated version of Nord2000-road (Environmental Project No. 1335, 2010)...

Based on a review of the coverage of existing regional and international agreements with regard to mercury releases source categories and the findings of the Arctic Mercurcy Releases Inventory (ACAP 2005), the report at hand identifies possible mea...

The aim of the report is to contribute to the development of thinking on environmental integration at the EU level, in particular to further thinking on Integrated Product Policy in relation to policy areas other than the environment. The report l...

Phthalates are used as plasticisers in various polymers (e.g., PVC) that are found in a wide range of products. An earlier survey shows high contents of two phtalates - DEHP and DINP- in PVC toys to animals. When DEHP exposure was estimated base...

The project shows that it is possible to develop cleaner products for the market in cooperation with one's suppliers and to achieve positive response from the market. It has turned out that it is possible to overcome most of the substantial barrie...

The best candidate to substitute cobalt in oxidative drying coatings like alkyd paints is in this study shown to be a vanadium drier. Overall good drying properties are achieved, and at medium dosage level, yellowing is not really an issue even in...

Mercury-containing manometers, barometers and thermometers, apart from certain applications in laboratories, have been totally phased out in Denmark and satisfactory, cost-efficient alternatives are available for all identified applications....

Three different booth techniques for applying self-tanning creams are assessed and air samples from the application sites have been analyzed for the active ingredient, dihydroxyacetone (DHA)....