2020

This study was commissioned by the Swedish Chemical Agency and conducted by Ramboll Environment & Health. The study was initiated as part of an ongoing dialogue between the Swedish Chemicals Agency and the Swedish Environment Protection Agency regarding how to increase material recycling without recirculating substances of concern.

A strategy and criteria for their identification.

For authorisation of a biocidal product sufficient efficacy must be proven, and an assessment of the health and environmental risks must be conducted. However, guidance is lacking on how to assess the efficacy of such articles, and how to estimate exposure from them. Therefore, the Swedish Chemicals agency has commissioned a study to close this gap.

The Swedish Chemicals Agency has in 2019 initiated a project to evaluate the chemical tax on electronics. The purpose of the evaluation was to investigate whether the tax in its current form has led to the reduction in content of environmentally and health hazardous flame retardants in electronics, as was the intention. As part of this project, the Swedish Chemicals Agency is investigating the availability of alternative flame retardants and to determine if there has been an increase in their use.