In the proposal for the recast of the current RoHS Directive the European Commission has introduced two new annexes describing the scope of the Directive. The first annex describes broad product categories and the second provides binding product l...
In relation to the European Commission's proposal for a recast of the RoHS Directive on restrictions of certain hazardous chemical in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), Denmark finds it relevant to consider the proposal of the inclusion of...
A survey of hobby products for children were made and the focus were on marker pens, gel pens, glitter glue and acrylic paint. After the survey 26 units of marker pens, 11 glitter glues, 3 gel pens and 18 acrylic paints were bought. All the produc...
The project is a survey of cosmetic products for children addressing the chemical composition of the containers and their contents. Of 208 products in the survey 34 % had a content of one or more of the 26 perfume substances. Some of the container...
For this study 20 different packs of balloons have been purchased at different retailers. The result was that there was no measurable release of heavy metal, but all the balloons gave off nitrosamines in concentrations higher than allowed for soot...
The project investigates the occurrence of fragrance ingredients and preservatives in deodorants on the Danish marked. Of 97 products 65.9 % contained one or more of the 26 perfume substances that must be declared and 40 % contained preservatives....
The publication contains the Danish Governments action plan to promote EC-efficient technologies.
The publication includes a detailed description of the nine initiatives in the acti...
A three-year study of 579 greenhouse workers in 31 firms investigated the effect of four different beneficial arthropods. It was shown that the thrips mite Amblyseeius cucumeris and the spider mite predator Phytoseiulus persimilis may cause allerg...
The potential of weed harrowing is known from organic farming but the real price and the effect on Skylark nests are debated. We demonstrate that weed harrowing leaving 15 g weed (dry mass) per m2 will conserve beneficial insects at a cost of only...
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