EU Restriction Proposal Targets 4.4M Tons Of PFAS Headed For Environment Over Next 30 Years
Executive Summary
“While the evaluation of such a broad proposal with thousands of substances, and many uses, will be challenging, we are ready,” says ECHA director for risk assessment Peter van der Zandt. Prepared by authorities in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, the restriction proposal has been handed over to ECHA’s scientific committees.
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