PAHs in toys and childcare products - Miljøstyrelsen
PAHs in toys and childcare products - Miljøstyrelsen
PAHs in toys and childcare products - Miljøstyrelsen
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Preface<br />
Based on a German study of <strong>toys</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>childcare</strong> articles that found high<br />
concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (<strong>PAHs</strong>), the Danish<br />
Environmental Protection Agency <strong>in</strong>itiated this survey of <strong>PAHs</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>toys</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>childcare</strong> articles on the Danish market. The project consists of a literature<br />
survey <strong>and</strong> a chemical screen<strong>in</strong>g of selected articles.<br />
The project has been performed by National Environmental Research<br />
Institute (NERI) at Aarhus University by Leif Hoffmann, Marianne<br />
Thomsen, Charlotte Dahl Schiødt <strong>and</strong> Pia Lassen as project leader.<br />
The project has been performed for the Danish Environmental Protection<br />
Agency (DEPA).<br />
The contact person at the Danish EPA was Shima Dobel.<br />
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