Beware: Toxic! Chemicals and the Living Planet
There is not one animal or person on Earth - from a polar bear in the Arctic, a tree-frog in the tropical rainforest, to a newborn child anywhere on this planet - that has not been exposed to a cocktail of man-made chemicals. Almost all of them have been developed over the last several decades: chemicals to control disease, to increase food production, or to simply provide convenience for man’s day-to-day living. But ironically, many of these well-intentioned chemicals are now threatening wildlife and people with the very qualities that make them useful: toxicity and stability.
Today there is unequivocal evidence that a number of man-made chemicals have already caused serious damage to the health of humans and wildlife all over the globe. However, the full extent of the problem is unclear because only a handful of the many thousands of chemicals in everyday industrial and domestic use have been adequately tested
For the first time since 1981 European chemical legislation is undergoing a major review. We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to ensure a safer future for our children and for wildlife by putting in place a robust new European Chemical Regulation. To help this process WWF is running a international DetoX campaign.
REACH enters into force
After years of debate, new chemical legislation came into force on 1 June within the European Union. This will force producers and importers of chemicals to prove that the substances they put on the market are safe for consumers.
The Arctic - the world's toxic sink
Despite living in one of the most remote regions in the world, Arctic wildlife and people are suffering the effects of industrial chemicals produced thousands of kilometres away. Polar bears are just one of the victim
s of this chemical contamination.
Are you a pure, a tainted, or a potentially toxic person?
Hazardous man-made chemicals used in every-day products are contaminating people and wildlife.
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