Today, we live in a society where potentially toxic chemicals are used in almost every aspect of everyday life. The chemical industry is constantly discovering new chemicals and new uses for existing ones. Ultimately many of these chemicals end up in the environment, in our bodies and in the Baltic Sea. In this avalanche-like development, the authorities, who review chemicals one at a time and only if they are used in large volumes, are unable to keep up with introducing efficient restrictions. Subsequently, the authorities are not able to sufficiently mitigate and counteract the pollution crisis and the effects this has on biodiversity.

However, there are administrative approaches that could address these challenges in a relatively simple way, also within the current regulatory system. Some are already being applied at EU-level– and some are currently being discussed. Many of them would potentially also make chemical management administration easier and more transparent for companies. Welcome to this Baltic Breakfast to learn about the research and concept of i.e. Generic approach to risk management (GER), Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF) in safety assessment of chemicals, addressing so called Cocktail Effects and the Essential Use Concept. 

Participants

Marlene Ågerstrand, Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University

Romain Figuiere, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University

Moderator: Ellen Bruno, Policy Analyst at the Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. 
 

Practical information

The seminar is held at 8:30 – 9:15 am, at Scandic Klara, Slöjdgatan 7 in Stockholm. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 am.

Physical participation requires registration. Registration will open closer to the event.

The seminar will also be livestreamed at this webpage and at su.se/balticseacentre/balticbreakfast. A recording can be watched afterwards at this same webpage.

About Baltic Breakfast

Baltic Breakfast is a series of short breakfast seminars/webinars organised by Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Their aim is to present the latest knowledge about issues of central importance to the Baltic Sea environment. The webinars are addressed to people in different sectors working for a sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region and everyone interested in environmental issues of the Baltic Sea.

Most Baltic Breakfasts are held in Swedish, but sometimes they are targeted at an international audience and held in English. If you want to get invitations to the upcoming webinars or subscribe to our monthly newsletters, click here.