Baltic Breakfast: Innovative approaches to improve chemical management

Описание: Today, we live in a society where potentially toxic chemicals are used in almost every aspect of everyday life. The chemical industry is constantly discovering new chemicals and new uses for existing ones. Ultimately many of these chemicals end up in the environment, in our bodies and in the Baltic Sea. In this avalanche-like development, the authorities, who review chemicals one at a time and only if they are used in large volumes, are unable to keep up with introducing efficient restrictions. Subsequently, the authorities are not able to sufficiently mitigate and counteract the pollution crisis and the effects this has on biodiversity.

However, there are administrative approaches that could address these challenges in a relatively simple way, also within the current regulatory system. Some are already being applied at EU-level– and some are currently being discussed. Many of them would potentially also make chemical management administration easier and more transparent for companies. Welcome to this Baltic Breakfast to learn about the research and concept of i.e. Generic approach to risk management (GER), Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF) in safety assessment of chemicals, addressing so called Cocktail Effects and the Essential Use Concept.

Participants:
Marlene Ågerstrand, Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University

Romain Figuiere, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University

Moderator: Ellen Bruno, Policy Analyst at the Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre