About us
Nordic Institute for Product Sustainability, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
was established in 2010 with the aim of making research, development, information and consulting.
Recent news
More EU restrictions of hazardous chemicals
ECHA has a Registry of Restriction Intentions. It contains a long list of various chemicals proposed for restrictions by ECHA or...
read more
Present activities
- Chemistry, uses, pathways, occurrence and effects of polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs, PFASs).
- PFAS in cosmetics and outdoor clothes.
- Assessment and communication of the hazards of halogenated flame retardants and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
- Remediation and incineration of wastes contaminated with POPs.
- PCB in buildings, indoor air and waste.
- Exposure to environmental and occupational carcinogens, e.g. styrene, quinoline, cobalt, vinyl chloride etc. og substitutionsmuligheder.
- Life cycle management (LCM), LCA impact assessment (LCIA), ecolabeling criteria and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
Services
Concepts and assessment tools for greening of products and their value chains, for example:
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Life Cycle Management
- Ecolabeling and Environmental Product Declarations
- Environmental Design
- Green and Sustainable Chemistry
- Sustainable value chains
Announcements and Advertisement
New design of the periodic system of elements
The European Chemical Society has presented a new design of The Periodic Table of Elements based on scarcity. This post...
read more
Life Cycle Management 2018 Conference in Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019
Announcement: Conference place More information on the website http://www.LCM2018.org This post is also available in: Danish...
read more
DIOXIN 2018 in Krakow, 26-31 August 2018
The DIOXIN 2018 conference or the 38th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants will be held in Krakow, Poland,...
read more
Contact
NIPSECT
SVEASVEJ 10
DK-1917 FREDERIKSBERG C.
M: +45 52 17 75 43
T: +45 48 17 75 15
nipsect@nipsect.dkaaj@nipsect.dk
This post is also available in: Danish