📢 Nexus3 Foundation is hosting the “Promoting Transparent Pollution Control” International Conference on June 4 & 5: bit.ly/PRTRConference
They are planning expert discussions on the importance of transparent pollution data, sharing of best practices, and networking opportunities.

Dr. Shahriar Hossain, Senior Policy and Technical Advisor for ESDO discusses the results from a water sample tests in Bangladesh.

Download the report here to learn more: ipen.org/documents/pers…

The Arctic’s Plastics Crisis: Dangers to Health & Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a CHE and ACAT webinar on Tues, June 4, at 9:00 AKDT | 13:00 PDT | 19:00 CET featuring Therese Karlsson, Dalee Sambo Dorough, and Pamela Miller: healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars/9…

Join @genetwork on Wednesday, June 12 at 08:00 EDT | 14:00 CET for a panel discussion on safeguarding the integrity of a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution prevention.
RSVP to join: genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/launch-…

US Challenge to
Mexico’s Public Health Policy
To protect human health & the environment from Pesticides n GMOs

“Washington’s response reflects the corporate capture of the US regulatory system,”
“It’s what’s happens when you have unregulated corporate power.”

Industry’s Fake Solution
Chemical Recycling

“The claims are big
but the reality is very different
It’s a PR stunt
It’s an illusion”

Beyond Plastics explains to @cnn the
Plastic industry’s unicorn they want everyone to buy #chemicalrecycling 🦄

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/30…

Dr. Shahriar Hossain, Senior Policy and Technical Advisor for ESDO and lead author of “Persistent Threat: PFAS in textiles and water in Bangladesh,” discusses the study and health impacts that PFAS could have in Bangladesh.
Download the report: ipen.org/documents/pers…

Disclosure of
Industry connections
is key to assess any
Conflict of Interest
that scientists or experts may have

It’s ok if you are funded by industry
Don’t hide from it
You are an industry expert
(not independent)
Be who you are

Marcos A Orellana U.S. Right To Know Stacy Malkan
Read⬇️

This Financial Express article highlights the study by ESDO and IPEN that found high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in surface and tap water near textile factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, posing severe health and environmental risks. thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/toxic-ch…

Plastics
Harm Human Health
&
Deny the
Rights to a Healthy Environment

Patricia kombo Marcos A Orellana SREnvironment Luis Vayas Valdivieso #PlasticsTreaty #Toxicplastics
Read businessdailyafrica.com/bd/opinion-ana…

Environmental pollution caused by plastic recycling: Study

“The results add to the increasing evidence that plastic recycling spreads toxic chemicals uncontrollably and is not a solution to the plastic crisis”

⁦Centre For Earth Works⁩
#toxicplastics sunnewsonline.com/environmental-…

Toxic Fashion

High Toxic #PFAS level haunt
The fashion industry and contaminate Bangladesh’s capital waterways

New Study reveals levels
54,000 times above advisory levels

Read Sarah Johnson
theguardian.com/global-develop…

In the first study of its kind conducted in Bangladesh, PFAS were found in 27 water samples collected close to textile factories in the capital, Dhaka.

A study published today by ESDO and IPEN found high levels of PFAS chemicals in surface and tap water samples near textile industry areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Learn more here: ipen.org/news/study-fin…
Download the report here: ipen.org/documents/pers…

Ballina Shire Council voted to send an IPEN report on the Richmond River catchment’s poor water quality to state and federal ministers. The report and Dr. Matt Landos’s testimony highlight over 30 years of degradation and ineffective management plans: echo.net.au/2024/05/richmo…

Join us next week on Tuesday, June 4 at 9:00am (AKST) for a CHE-Alaska webinar with Therese Karlsson, Dalee Sambo Dorough, and Pamela Miller.

⇨ Learn more and register! akaction.org/webinars/15868…

Luis Vayas Valdivieso Misión del Ecuador ante la OMC | WTO Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs Minderoo Foundation Food Packaging Forum Jane Muncke Global Health Centre Misión de México en Ginebra Department of Environment and Natural Resources Philippine Mission UN Geneva World Health Organization (WHO) Kei Ohno The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions IPEN: toxics-free Vito A. Buonsante #plasticstreaty @INC4 David Azoulay #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 in Ottawa Center for International Environmental Law Thank you for joining this event taking place on the sidelines of #WHA77 and focusing on how the #PlasticCrisis is also a #HealthCrisis , in the context of the #PlasticsTreaty .

Documents, summary and photos ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN28May24Plas…

⚠Environmental Health News summarizes a recent study that looks at how the use of plastic films in farming has been linked to an accumulation of phthalates - an endocrine-disrupting chemical with serious health effects - in both soil and wheat: ehn.org/agricultural-p…

Have you registered? Alongside #WHA77 on 28 May, 8-9.30 am CEST, Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs, GENeva Environment Network & Global Health Centre are pleased to co-host a roundtable on “The Plastics Crisis as a Health Crisis.”

Hear a diverse group of experts on:

➡️opportunities in the #plasticstreaty to ✅protect human

Researchers found microplastics in every testicular tissue sample from humans and dogs, with significant amounts in human samples. The study suggests microplastics breach the blood-testis barrier, raising concerns about their impact on male fertility
grist.org/science/microp…