They Either Want to Fry Us or Drown Us in Plastics
Oil majors and a petrochemical industry are resisting restrictions on a plastic production. They see it as yet another loss of profit after a decline of fossil fuels. They argue...
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Arnika Launched the Plastic Free Future Appeal with Funeral Procession to Spolana Neratovice
An unusual funeral procession to Spolana in Neratovice started at 11 am today. Logos of the biggest producers of plastic pollution were placed on the coffin, and names of the...
The Czechs were Selling the Most Toxic Toy in the World! But Toxic Substances from Plastics are Not Avoided Anywhere
When plastics from e-waste are recycled, toxic contaminants from plastics are transferred to new products made from the recycled material, invisibly endangering even children....
Dioxins from Incinerators Enter Foodstuffs of Local Origin in Various Parts of the World
In the second series of webinars of the Arnika Association, concerning the issue of waste incineration, the speakers Nikola Jelínek and Jindřich Petrlík touched the topic of...
Summary of Negative Impacts of Waste Incinerators
A whole number of myths exist around waste incineration. It is often said to be an "environmentally-friendly" or "green" method for energy production, not contributing to climate...
Incinerators Will Make Things Hot for Us
The growing number of waste incinerators may be an essential problem for the European, and especially Czech, climate policy – this is the conclusion of Arnika’s webinar entitled...
Seveso Accident and Planetary Pollution Boundaries
Two thousand hectares of contaminated soil and 200 people with symptoms of a rare dermatological disease, chloracne. This was the result of an accident in the chemical plant...
The "garbage mountains" on the outskirts of Jakarta attract researchers. Is a giant landfill a source of pollution?
Indonesia is known for its white-sand beaches, exotic cuisine, and restless volcanoes. What tourists don't normally see, however, are mountains of waste and small “volcanoes” in...
Scientists confirmed food chain contamination near e-waste processing facilities in Thailand
BANGKOK/PRAGUE – Recently published analysis [1] confirmed that communities in the Chachoengsao province, Thailand, face severe food chain contamination with some of the world's...
Companies again emitted more toxic substances in Czechia in 2021
PRAGUE – The amount of discharged carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic substances (substances endangering reproduction) has increased significantly year-on-year. Emissions of...
Dioxin experts present studies on health threats from cancer-causing chemicals in New Orleans
11 October 2022, NEW ORLEANS - At the Dioxin 2022 Conference beginning here on October 9, Dr. Jindrich Petrlik will present a recent study that demonstrates the failure of using...
Chemicals in Waste Will Continue to Pose Health and Environmental Threats Under New EU Rules
June 23, PRAGUE - Earlier this week, the European Council and Parliament reached an agreement on new limits on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in wastes, but unfortunately,...
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