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Science dossiers

12/2009

The Science Dossiers produced by Euro Chlor's Working Groups aim to improve the understanding of a key topic related to the chlorine industry in order to support science-based decision-making.

Dossiers are often dealing with chlorinated substances, both natural and man-made, explaining their formation, fate, occurence or breakdown in the environment.

Science Dossiers always intend to provide objective scientific information helping to improve the credibility and transparency of the chlorine industry. Many of our Science Dossiers have been the basis for peer-reviewed  publications in scientific journals, written by specialists in the field.

Click on the links below to find out more:

• The origin and fate of mercury species in the environment  February 2009
• Metallic mercury: the biological effects of long-time, low to moderate exposures  February 2009
• Pentachlorobenzene - sources, environmental fate and risk characterisation July 2007 (CD-rom)
• Biodegradability of chlorinated aromatic compounds July 2007 (CD-rom)
• Biodegradability of chlorinated aromatic compounds - annexes - July 2007 (CD-rom)
• Long-Range Transport of chemicals in the environment April 2006
• Hexachlorobenzene - sources, environmental fate and risk characterisation -Annexes January 2005
• Biodegradability of chlorinated solvents and related chlorinated aliphatic compounds December 2004
• Euro Chlor workshop on soil chlorine chemistry: workshop proceedings November 2004
• Natural organohalogens - Following the Science Dossier written for Euro Chlor, a summarised version was published in American Scientist called Amazing Organohalogens October 2004
• Hexachlorobutadiene - sources, environmental fate and risk characterisation October 2004
• Dioxins and furans in the environment January 2003
• How chlorine in molecules affects biological activity November 2003
• Chloroform in the environment May 2002
• Trichloroacetic acid in the environment. After the publication of this dossier, ECSA published a further study on natural formation of trichloroacetic acid in elevated areas 2001