Endocrine Disruptor: Review of Indian Research

Endocrine Disruptor: Review of Indian Research

by | Jun 17, 2022 | Chemicals, Publications, Reports, 2018

EDCs are widely used in the consumer products and researchers claim their human and environmental health impacts through their wide research. Some of the Indian researchers tried to show the direct relationships between these EDCs and animal, environmental impact in their experiments but were not able to produce much information on human health. But the research data from various international sources proved that these EDCs have acute health impacts on human health too. Further research in Indian context can support this. It is also observed that in some cases there are no standards or regulation in place; hence there has no control or restriction of its use in consumer products so it leads to the downstream contamination. The document has tried to bring out the current scenario in Indian context regarding some of the EDCs.

Cleaning Clothes? A Study on the Chemical Solvent PERC Used in Dry-Cleaning

Cleaning Clothes? A Study on the Chemical Solvent PERC Used in Dry-Cleaning

by | Jun 17, 2022 | Chemicals, Publications, Reports, 2018

Dry-cleaning is a popular service used in most parts of India, especially urban areas. It is often used for cleaning expensive and sensitive clothing. With changing lifestyles in urban India, this service is only going to grow in the future. Though currently many solvents are being used in the dry-cleaning facilities in India, PERC is a key one. Inspite of PERC being globally considered a toxic chemical, there has been very limited research on understanding its impact on health and environment in the Indian context.This study aims to bridge some of these gaps by understanding and documenting the current usage of PERC in the dry-cleaning industry. It also looks at issues of workers’ safety and disposal practices for this chemical in the industry, as it is known to be an occupational hazard. Apart from this, the study investigates the possibility of PERC risks for consumers who use dry-cleaned clothes.

BisphenolABPA in thermal paper

BisphenolABPA in thermal paper

by | Jun 17, 2022 | Publications, Reports, 2018

This study was carried out with a view to develop an understanding on BPA use in thermal papers used in India and requirement of a regulation to prevent BPA exposure in the environment.In India, BPA free thermal papers are used widely and so it is possible to shift to the alternatives for producing thermal papers considering their negative on impact human health and environment.