Deep dive into plastic monomers, additives, and processing aids

H Wiesinger, Z Wang, S Hellweg - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A variety of chemical substances used in plastic production may be released throughout the
entire life cycle of the plastic, posing risks to human health, the environment, and recycling …

[HTML][HTML] Towards 'one substance–one assessment': An analysis of EU chemical registration and aquatic risk assessment frameworks

J van Dijk, M Gustavsson, SC Dekker… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract With the Green Deal the EU aims to achieve a circular economy, restore biodiversity
and reduce environmental pollution. As a part of the Green Deal a 'one-substance one …

Emissions and fate of organophosphate esters in outdoor urban environments

TFM Rodgers, A Giang, ML Diamond, E Gillies… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cities are drivers of the global economy, containing products and industries that emit many
chemicals. Here, we use the Multimedia Urban Model (MUM) to estimate atmospheric …

Development of a flame retardant and an organohalogen flame retardant chemical inventory

C Bevington, AJ Williams, C Guider, NC Baker… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
There have been many attempts to compile comprehensive lists of flame retardants.
However, this goal has proven challenging due to the heterogeneity of compounds that can …

First steps toward sustainable circular uses of chemicals: advancing the assessment and management paradigm

Z Wang, S Hellweg - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021 - ACS Publications
Environmental and human health impacts associated with chemical production and losses
from value chains make the current linear produce-use-dispose model no longer an option …

Assessing human exposure to SVOCs in materials, products, and articles: a modular mechanistic framework

CMA Eichler, EAC Hubal, Y Xu, J Cao… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
A critical review of the current state of knowledge of chemical emissions from indoor
sources, partitioning among indoor compartments, and the ensuing indoor exposure leads …

Toward Product Safety and Circularity: Understanding the Information Structure of Global Databases on Chemicals in Products and Articles

C Olisah, L Melymuk, R Vestergren… - Environmental …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Access to information about chemicals in products and articles is critical for supporting
enforcement of chemical regulations, assessing risks from chemicals, allowing informed …

Production of bioactive β-carotene by the endophytic bacterium Citricoccus parietis AUCs with multiple in vitro biological potentials

NSA Hagaggi, UM Abdul-Raouf - Microbial Cell Factories, 2023 - Springer
Background Although microalgae and plants are traditionally used for obtaining natural
pigments, overexploitation and overharvesting threaten them. Bacteria represent a superior …

Estimating the release of chemical substances from consumer products, textiles and pharmaceuticals to wastewater

M Gustavsson, S Molander, T Backhaus, E Kristiansson - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical emissions from households originate from a wide range of sources and results in
highly diverse mixtures. This makes traditional monitoring based on analytical chemistry …

[HTML][HTML] Fate of 14C-labelled ionic organic chemicals in a water-sediment system and surface water

H Holzmann, D Claßen, J Ackermann, A Schäffer - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The persistence assessment of organic chemicals is based on neutral reference substances.
Therefore, our study aimed at investigating the influence of a chemical charge on the …