Additives for Polymers · 2011 · 26 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEnvironmental SciencesToxicologyEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental RegulationEnvironmental ToxicologyCadmium ToxicologyEuropean Environmental PolicyHeavy Metal ContaminationHeavy Metal Risk AssessmentPlastic PollutionPlastic Pollution MitigationCadmium ContaminationPlastic Waste RegulationPlastics Contamination Control
Under new rules laid out by the European Commission, all remaining applications of cadmium in plastics, jewellery products and brazing sticks marketed and used in the European Union will be banned from December 2011 because of health and environmental concerns. The ban will be adopted as an amendment under REACH.