Life APEX project – pan-European monitoring in action

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During recent months a whole raft of results have been released by the Life APEX project in which the PBMS is a partner. Initial results for time-trend analysis (2000-2018) shows that many per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are declining in otters from the UK and harbour seals from Germany, and that BDEs (bromodiphenyl ethers also called Poly-bromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs)) are declining in otters (UK) and bream (Germany) as well. These and further results and actions are presented in the latest  Life APEX newsletter.

LIFE APEX is a demonstration project that explores pan-European collection and use of chemical monitoring data. The Union-wide novelty of LIFE APEX’s approach centres around the use of chemical monitoring data from apex predators and their prey (AP&P) for the purposes of  Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals (REACH) and Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR).

The LIFE APEX newsletter can be viewed here: https://lifeapex.eu/dissemination/ and you can follow the progress of the project on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/LIFEAPEX1

 

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