The need for setting up a multi-purpose European chemicals information system that can be used as a tool in support of the current legislation of chemical substances within the EU has been expressed by various stakeholders within the EU. A database on monitoring activities in Europe is one of...

Green and sustainable chemistry is a new concept and research area. The European Environment Agency has taken the initiative to investigate the possibilities to establish a European Green and Sustainable Chemistry Award. This report illustrates the contest and the steps to establish such award.

This report reviews the state and application of substance flow analysis (SFA) methodology in selected European Environment Agency (EEA) member countries. The objective is to explore if and how the existing practices could serve as a methodological framework for a macro-level, Europe-wide...

The purpose of this feasibility study is to develop a toolbox of available methodologies and a work plan for applying relevant models to substances reported under the European Pollution Emission Register (EPER) in order to predict the composition and distribution of these chemicals in the...

The European Union played a pivotal role in the launch of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), which was developed and negotiated with the participation of a wide range of stakeholders from more than 140 countries. It was adopted by the United Nations Environment...