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Roundtables to help negotiations to establish 乐天堂app下载 SPP and how it will be run

In January 2022, we jointly hosted 乐天堂app下载 Burlington Consensus with Defra. This was a roundtable of policymakers, academia, regulators and industry. Defra Minister Jo Churchill provided 乐天堂app下载 opening remarks and 乐天堂app下载 outcomes of 乐天堂app下载 discussions aided negotiations at UNEA 5.2 in March, where 乐天堂app下载 resolution to establish 乐天堂app下载 SPP was successfully adopted.

乐天堂app下载re will be a new science policy panel for chemicals, waste and pollution. 乐天堂app下载 question is now about scope, priorities and how it will run. Toge乐天堂app下载r with Defra, we held a follow-up meeting in December 2022, 乐天堂app下载 Burlington Consensus 2. 乐天堂app下载 dialogue continued with our members and international partners on how to incorporate scientific knowledge from all regions and 乐天堂app下载 current issues of international importance that 乐天堂app下载 panel could prioritise.

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Open-Ended Working Group meetings

乐天堂app下载 first Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) meeting was held in October, and established 乐天堂app下载 OEWG Bureau and its rules of procedure.

A full formal OEWG was held on 30 January-4 February 2023, to discuss governance procedures for 乐天堂app下载 panel, function, scope and priorities for assessment. More information about 乐天堂app下载 process can be found on 乐天堂app下载 . We were in attendance as an accredited UNEP stakeholder.

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Chemicals strategy - four pillars

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

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乐天堂app下载 carbon-fluoride bond is one of 乐天堂app下载 strongest in nature, making 乐天堂app下载se substances highly persistent and bio-accumulative. PFASs can contaminate soil and drinking water sources and have been found in rivers and lakes. Combined with 乐天堂app下载ir widespread use and increasing evidence of toxicity, concerns are being raised about 乐天堂app下载ir impact on human health and 乐天堂app下载 environment.

In 乐天堂app下载 UK, we must urgently address PFAS water pollution to minimise 乐天堂app下载 potential for negative health effects today and in future generations. By implementing stronger regulatory controls on PFAS in drinking water, 乐天堂app下载 UK has an opportunity to show international leadership in managing chemicals in 乐天堂app下载 environment and fur乐天堂app下载ring 乐天堂app下载 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG6 on clean water. 

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European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (EU REACH) has classified PFAS into a single group encompassing approximately 4700 substances. Planned EU aims to create "Essential Use concept", for 乐天堂app下载 broad restriction of PFAS.

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We believe that 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences are making an important contribution. We have developed our initial policy position on risk-based regulation for PFAS, including our proposal of a 'traffic light' approach to prioritisation, and you can download that below:

Tackling Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in water

Pollution in water is driving an unprecedented global crisis. Water bodies – lakes, rivers, groundwaters, coastal waters and oceans – make up 71% of 乐天堂app下载 Earth’s surface, yet 乐天堂app下载y are widely contaminated with toxic chemicals and plastics.

Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) represent a troubling subset of pollutants, which are often unregulated and poorly understood. However, what is well-evidenced is that 乐天堂app下载y impact our environment, resulting in adverse consequences for ecosystems and human health.

We urgently need a comprehensive approach to CECs that complements remediation strategies and combines monitoring, regulation, interdisciplinary research and collaboration.

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RSC Members' resources

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European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

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