ANNEX II Compilation of Stakeholders' Current and Planned Activities on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Organization Available and planned risk reduction and information sharing tools * Available and planned best practice information * Type of Activity/ Initiative (Research, awareness raising / legislation/ regulatory measures / capacity building, other) Contact Person (Name, Organization, Contact details) web-link Barbados Research/capacity building (development of analysis of EDCs in environmental samples) Research/capacity building (development of analysis of EDCs in environmental samples) Belarus Drafted in the sectoral scientific and technical program of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus "Environment and health preservation", aimed at restricting the use of phthalates in medical devices, food packaging, children's toys. Planned implementation period 2017-2020 years. Development of booklets "Endocrine disruptors and children's health" (distributed in antenatal health care), interviews and articles in the media Ms. Halina Lisouskaya Senior Researcher of laboratory of preventive and environmental toxicology, SAICM National Focal Point Tel: (+375) 17 284 1382 Mobile: (+375) 297 626 079 Fax: (+375) 17 284 0345 E-mail: Ms.Iryna Ilyukova
Head of laboratory of preventive and environmental toxicology Tel: (+375) 17 292 60 27 E-mail: toxlab@mail.ru Fax: (+375) 17 284 03 45 Republican unitary enterprise «Scientific practical centre of hygiene» of the Ministry of Health Street address: Akademicheskaya St., 8, 220012, Minsk, Republic of Belarus Canada Petition 340 on Federal Research on hormone disrupting substances as required under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999. Information is provided about federal research activities on the effects of hormone disrupting substances including how Environment Canada and Health Canada use the research results for risk assessment and management; data collected on Research Suzanne Leppinen, Director, Safe Environments Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Products Safety Branch or
substances that are considered new under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; budget allocated to research and the involvement of Canada in international research initiatives. Further development of an in vitro model of adipocyte development to screen for obesogens Health Effects research; Results will be published: Not suitable for Clearinghouse Research Dr. Ella Atlas, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada Ella.Atlas@canada.ca Novel in vitro models for the study of endocrine disruptor effects on breast cancer initiation and progression Health Effects research; Results will be published: Not suitable for Clearinghouse Research Dr. Ella Atlas, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada Ella.Atlas@canada.ca Validation of methods for detecting thyroid disrupting chemicals Validation of screening method; Research Dr. Hongyan Dong Dr. Mike Wade Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada
small molecule contaminants concentrations of a wide variety of compounds including many known or suspected endocrine disruptors. These results give a picture of typical urban exposures to endocrine disruptors in Canada. Results will be published: Not suitable for Clearinghouse Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada Evaluation of estrogenic and thyroid-disrupting activities of targeted CMP3 priority substances: Benzotriazole, Thiocarbamate, Hindered phenols and a brominated organophosphate flame retardants; to tadepoles in water and or sediments. Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Stacey Robinson, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (613) Using a multi-tiered screening approach and the avian adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework to determine the effects of new and existing priority CMP3 substances, primarily organic flame retardants, on Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Doug Crump, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (613) 998-7383
key neuroendocrine pathways. Research project from 2016 to 2019. Environmental Transformation Processes and Bioaccumulation, Fate and Effects of CMP3 Priority Organic Flame Retardants in Avian Wildlife and Fish Within An Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Framework. Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Robert Letcher, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (613) 998-6696 Exposure, Uptake and Adverse Effects on Birds exposed to New and Existing CMP3-Priority Organic Flame Retardants: identifying in vivo changes within an Avian Adverse Outcome Pathway. Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Kim Fernie, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (905) 336-4843 Atmospheric Fate Studies on CMP Priority Chemicals (Flame Retardants). Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Tom Harner, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (416) 739-4837 Source, Environmental Fate and Toxicity of Synthetic Musks in Canada. Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Hayley Hung, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
(416) 739-5944 Chronic toxicity of thiocarbamate and benzothiazole compounds to survival, growth, and reproduction of freshwater invertebrates. Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Adrienne Bartlette, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (905) Environmental Fate and Disposition of CMP III Priority Polar Organic Substances (benzotriazoles (BZTs), hindered phenols (HPs), and organophosphate flame retardants (OPEs)). Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Amila De Silva, Environment and Climate Chance Canada, 905-336-4407 Chronic toxicity and modes of action of and flame retardants in aquatic organisms. Research project from 2016 to 2019. Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Magali Houde, Environment and Climate Chance Canada, 514-496-6774 National environmental monitoring and surveillance of ambient air for select priority substances which some are also EDCs Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Jean-Pierre Charland, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (613) National environmental monitoring and surveillance Once results are published, this could Research Christine Garron, Environment and
of surface water for select priority substances which some are also potential EDCs be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Climate Change Canada, (902) National environmental monitoring and surveillance of sediments for select priority substances which some are also potential EDCs Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Magella Pelletier, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (514) National environmental monitoring and surveillance of aquatic biota for select priority substances which some are also potential EDCs Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Daryl McGoldrick, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 905 National environmental monitoring and surveillance of bird eggs for select priority substances which some are also potential EDCs Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Pamela Martin, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 905 National monitoring and surveillance of municipal wastewater treatment influent, effluent and biosolids, for select priority substances which some are also potential EDCs Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Shirley Anne Smyth, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (905)
some potential EDCs) and Metals in Lake Trout and Burbot from the Northwest Territories (Project from 2011-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Canada, 306-975-5310 Northern Contaminants Air Monitoring: Organic Pollutant Measurement (including some potential EDCs) (Project from under the Northern Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Hayley Hung, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (416) 739-5944 Passive Air Sampling Network for Organic Pollutants (including some potential EDCs) and Mercury (Project from 2013-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Hayley Hung, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (416) 739-5944
Arctic Caribou Contaminant (including some potential EDCs) Monitoring Program (Project from 2011-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) would need to consult Jason Stow as well as the actual principal investigator in academia to determine if this should be included in the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Jason Stow, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Assessing Persistent Organic Pollutants (including some potential EDCs) in Canadian Arctic Air and Water as an Entry Point into the Arctic Food Chain (Project from 2016-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Liisa Jantunen, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 705-458-3318 Temporal and Spatial Trends of Legacy and Emerging Organic (including some potential EDCs) and Metal/Element Contaminants in Canadian Polar Bears (project from 2012-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Robert Letcher, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (613) 998-6696
Community Based Seawater Monitoring for Organic Contaminants (including some potential EDCs) and Mercury in the Canadian Arctic (project under the Northern Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Derek Muir, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 905-319-6921 Temporal Trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants (including some potential EDCs) and Metals in Ringed Seals from the Canadian Arctic (project from under the Northern Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Derek Muir, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 905-319-6921 Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants (including some potential EDCs) and mercury in landlocked char in high Arctic lakes (project from Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Derek Muir, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 905-319-6921
2011-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) Long Term Trends of Halogenated Organic Contaminants and Metals in Lake Trout from Two Yukon Lakes; Kusawa and Laberge (project from 2011-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) Research Jason Stow, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Temporal trends of mercury and halogenated organic compounds in Hendrickson Island and Sanikiluaq beluga (project under the Northern Contaminants Program) Research Jason Stow, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Temporal Trend Studies of Trace Metals and Halogenated Organic Contaminants (HOCs), Research Jason Stow, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada,
Including New and Emerging Persistent Compounds, in Mackenzie River Burbot, Fort Good Hope, NWT (project from 2011-2017 under the Northern Contaminants Program) Glacier melt and soil/permafrost thaw inputs of mercury and emerging organic contaminants to a pristine high Arctic watershed in Quttinirpaaq National Park, northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut (project from 2016-2017 under the Norther Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Derek Muir, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 905-319-6921 Climate change, contaminants, ecotoxicology: interactions in Arctic seabirds at their southern range limits (project from Northern Contaminants Program) Once results are published, this could be added to the SAICM Clearinghouse Research Kim Fernie, Environment and Climate Change Canada, (905) 336-4843
If not already in there, I believe this should definitely be part of the SAICM clearinghouse. Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)/ Switzerland/ Europe (to be included in the SAICM Clearinghouse) Blog posts / Press releases: What’s More Hazardous – Endocrine Disruptors or the EU’s Proposed Criteria?; Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals; Economic Benefits of Tighter Controls for Endocrine Disruptors Outweigh Hypothetical Trade Effects; WHO-UNEP Report on Endocrine Disruptors Highlights Need for Global Action; European Commission Continues to Ignore Parliament on TTIP; Breaking the Global Paralysis on Endocrine Disruptors. Reports: Driving Innovation: How Stronger Laws Help Bring Safer Chemicals to Market; Lowest Common Denominator: How the (to be included in the SAICM Clearinghouse) Awareness raising / legislation/ analysis of regulatory measures / capacity building / general social media outreach Giulia Carlini, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) gcarlini@ciel.org
water resources in members working area (Kampar, Ciliwung, and Brantas); (4) Mapping EDCs case in Indonesia from different journals. The second to fourth are on going process Water Community of Practice (IndoWater CoP) Research: (1) Estrogenic compound analysis on Surabaya river sediment and It's Impact to Asian Red-tailed Catfish Intersexuality, (2) Activity and Livelihood Analysis (AA and LA) on EDCs contaminated river (Kampar, Brantas, and Ciliwung), (3) Measuring EDCs compounds (plastic and herbicide) on water resources in members working area (Kampar, Ciliwung, and Brantas); (4) Mapping EDCs case in Indonesia from different journals. The second to fourth are on-going process Riska Darmawanti (National Coordinator); email: cellphone: +62-8125-2031-456 Capacity Building: (1) Increasing members knowledge on EDCs and it is impact to human health, and livelihood; (2) Building women group and increasing their lobby and advocacy in EDCs (both activities is on-going process) Increasing public awareness on EDCs contamination: making brochure on EDCs contamination Indonesia Water Community of Practice is a consortium of NGO which working on river conservation with main focus on water quality problems. We see that in
Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE) NGO in cooperation with IPEN on the IPEN and AWHHE websites shortly. paint sold for non-industrial use, prepare an overview of the results; prepare a survey of existing national laws, regulations, standards (voluntary or mandatory), and/or frameworks that might currently apply to the lead content of paints for sale and/or use in country; identify any relevant legal frameworks in force in Armenia; provide an overview of the paint industry in Armenia; collaborate with the IPEN Lead Paint Team to prepare and release a national report and reach out to various stakeholders, including paint industry leaders with the paint study results. Elimination Campaign (April-September 2016) Environment (AWHHE) NGO; email: office@awhhe.am; tel.: +37410523604; website: www.awhhe.am; address: 24 B Baghramyan Avenue, Yerevan 0019, Armenia IPEN China/global IPEN /Insight Explorer report: Lead in Enamel Decorative Paints in China,
IPEN Taiwan/global IPEN / Taiwan Watch Institute report: Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in IPEN USA/North America/ Sciencecorps Tox analysis including ED properties of chemicals in uniform fabric- with journal pub and outreach via unions planned. Planned: recommendations on screening & textile standards, response to complaints, surveillance, & communication Research, outreach, capacity building, worker and public protection Dr. Kathleen Burns, Director, Sciencecorps, Newbury, MA, USA; Judith Anderson, AFA/AFL-CIO, Seattle WA, USA * Link to information will be available for inclusion in Clearinghouse in October Public information resource on chemical analysis & tox/ED for legacy-banned organochlorine pesticides in food. Planned: public information resource on screening, options to avoid exposure Research, outreach, capacity building, regulatory measures Dr. Kathleen Burns, Director, Sciencecorps, Newbury, MA, USA; Judy Braiman, Pres. Empire State Consumer Project, Rochester NY. * Link to information will be available for inclusion in Clearinghouse in October Planned: Technical and public access information on tox/ED of petroleum hydrocarbons (crude oil, gasoline, diesel, etc.) Planned: screening options and alternatives Research, outreach, capacity building, regulatory measures Dr. Kathleen Burns, Director, Sciencecorps, Newbury, MA, USA (formerly Lexington MA) * Link to information will be available for inclusion in Clearinghouse in December
Italy: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) – National Institute of Health Decalogue for the Citizens on EDCs, a dissemination tools (see web-link) Contribution to the development of EU criteria for EDCs identification National project on EDCs: translation of research into regulation and awareness Alberto Mantovani, ISS, Implementation of the substitution principle for EDCs present in consumer products Contribution to the development of in vitro strategies for EDCs EU LIFE project EDESIA (Endocrine Disruptors in silico/in vitro Evaluation and Substitution for Industrial Application) Alberto Mantovani, ISS, , Stefano Lorenzetti, ISS, Life.edesia@iss.it Implementation of biomonitoring surveillance for EDCs Contribution to the development of biomonitoring best practices for EDCs EU LIFE project PERSUADED (Phthalates and bisphenol biomonitoring in Italian mother-child pairs: link between exposure and juvenile diseases) Cinzia La Rocca, ISS, , Francesca Maranghi, ISS, Screening activity for setting up priority list and criteria for definition Plan of evaluation according to priority criteria (Roadmap for 2020) ED Working Group – ECHA, ED identification for biocide legislation (BPR) 528/2012 Implementation of biomonitoring surveillance for contaminants, including EDCs, in farm animals and their products Development of the ISS patent “(Bio)Sensors’ system in Food Safety [BEST]” Project ALERT (funded by the Italian Ministry for Economic Development) Chiara Frazzoli, Chiara.frazzoli@iss.it Japan/Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - - 【Research etc.】 MHLW has been developing the screening methodologies of endocrine effects of chemicals focusing on their hormonal activities. Some of the results have contributed to international Office of Chemical Safety, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Division, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental
activities such as drafting of OECD activities. Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan E-mail: Japan/Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (METIJ) - - 【Research etc.】 METIJ has been developing the effective, low cost type of screening test methods for EDCs, which can be easily used by companies, from the standpoint of supporting industrial activities. METIJ has been trying to make such test methods into OECD Test Guidelines for the global standardization. Chemical Management Policy Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan. Email: Japan/Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) - - 【Research etc.】 MOEJ has been promoting its program focusing on testing and assessment of endocrine disrupting effects of chemicals to organisms in the environment. Reviewing the achievements of the preceding program (EXTEND2010), MOEJ released its new program titled as EXTEND2016 in June 2016. Environmental Health and Safety Division, Environmental Health Department, Ministry of the Environment, Japan. E-mail: netsu@env.go.jp Mali Exercice pratique de détection d’éventuels produits phytosanitaires dangereux, notamment du groupe des Dr Oumar Diaouré CISSE, Expert en Développement et
on the dangers of glyphosate. Reports on the current CPAM is in the writing stage. (5) Agroecology: Forging the way to a secure future PAN Europe/Belgium PAN Europe and PAN members develop tools to raise awareness on the harmful effects of endocrine disrupting (ED) pesticides as well as to influence politicians to regulate ED pesticides and protect Europeans and the environment from exposure to EDCs. We currently work on the development of the scientific criteria by the European Commission and we also follow the authorization process of ED and hazardous pesticides. Tools: (a) website dedicated on disrupting food consumer guide, (b) database on (and impact (a) Consumer guide for EDCs and leaflet: (b) Reports and Database : Scientific Opinions on EDCs, Impact Assessment on ED pesticides and database, Downfall of ED-policy in the EU Scientific Research on pesticides that are EDCs, participation in Stakeholder Meetings with EC and EFSA, European Parliament meetings, public awareness through press releases, communication with politicians and institutions through letters and meetings. Organizing: parliamentary meetings based on science and European policies, capacity building meetings, conferences in European countries organized by our members Dr. Angeliki Lyssimachou: and Hans Muillerman:
assessment according to COM's options (c) Communication Open letters (d) press releases as well as leaflets, reports, email list with member EU NGOs, with other NGOs PAN Germany PAN Germany is active to raise public awareness on alternatives and to influence decision makers to regulate ED pesticides and biocides aimed to protect citizens and the environment from exposure to EDCs. (a) Publication of the periodically revised "List od Highly Hazardous Pesticides" on behalf of PAN International: (b) Information on "Endocrine (a) Consumer guide and leafleat for EDCs (in German): (b) Field guides on non-chemical pest management in the tropics: Awareness raising of the public and other stakeholder (information materials, website, social media) Capacity building activities (in cooperation with other PAN member organization/EDC-NGO coalition partner); Stakeholder activities: currently work on the development of scientific criteria for the identification of EDCs by the European Commission (and regulated by the EU legislations on pesticides and biocides (EC/1107/2009, EC/528/2012)).