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Publications and studies worth knowing

Microplastics in the brain Microplastics such as polystyrene can break through the blood-brain barrier. In the brain, polystyrene particles led to the death of brain cells in mice. Polystyrene (PS) can be found in packaging, as a building material and in...

PFAS in Kosmetik: Gefährliche Ewigkeitschemikalien

PFASs in cosmetics: Dangerous eternity chemicals

For all eternity... What sounds like a romantic relationship is a real nightmare here. It is not only in Teflon pans that eternity chemicals, so-called PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) are used....

Plastic makes you sick

Plastic is all around us. It can be found in clothes, packaging, care products and food. On average, we ingest 5 grams of microplastics per week with our food. This is roughly equivalent to...

Plastic causes climate change

400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year - and a third of it ends up in the oceans. What impact does this have and why is plastic actually fuelling the climate? A major polluter...

Online-Datenbanken zu Inhaltsstoffen von Kosmetika

Online databases on ingredients of cosmetics

ECHA Evidence-based statements on environmental effects of ingredients in cosmetics on the platform of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). English language. International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) (COSING) International guideline for the correct labelling of cosmetic...

Makro-, Mikro- und Flüssig-Plastik überall

Macro, micro and liquid plastics everywhere

Plastic is everywhere. No wonder, when we produce 400 million tonnes of it worldwide every year. The problem is that most of these materials are not biodegradable at all or only with difficulty. Learn more...