… to health Source: beetle / Fotolia.com Lead tinsel is no longer in fashion, and that's a good thing, because lead is known to be an environmental toxin. The … for nostalgic reasons. last update on 06.12.2017 Lead-based tinsel used to be more fashionable And yet, this nostalgia has its price because, although the … that consumers refrain from lead pouring. During lead pouring - more specifically, when lead is heated – lead oxides arise which evaporate in the indoor environment. …

… Guide Values (AIR) sets health-based guide values as well as hygienic guide values that enable a health-related assessment of substance concentrations in indoor air. … range between RW I and RW II, a direct health hazard is not to be expected. Nevertheless, undesirable exposure must be assumed. For precautionary reasons, measures to … Previous Hygienic guide values for indoor air Hygienic guide values are determined when practical experience has demonstrated simultaneous increase of the likelihood …

… about the effect of fragrances on health and the environment. What is known is that some fragrances - much like nickel in jewellery - can trigger contact allergies … they may lead to infection (eczema) upon contact with the skin. A study in German done by the German Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt) investigated … substances classified as prone to cause allergies, they must be identified by name when used in concentrations of 0.01 percent and above. The ingredients of many other …

… of global monitoring of the atmosphere. It consists of a worldwide measuring network of observation stations and scientific infrastructure. last update on … information about the background atmospheric concentrations of trace substances that can impact and change the climate. The permanent staff of the more than 500 GAW measuring stations around the world have regularly attended …