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REACH Registration of STPP
The Consortium for REACH Registration of STPP has completed the IUCLID file and CSR Registration Dossier. STPP was one of the dossiers submitted to ECHA – Cefic “dossier testing” and completeness tool testing in 2009.
The STPP Reach Consortium was established by five European STPP manufac... more
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P-recovery tested in the UK
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Phosphate recycling trial Ostara - Severn Trent Water
A pilot phosphate recovery and recycling plant is being tested at Severn Trent Water's municipal sewage works, Derby, UK. The plant uses the Ostara technology, now operational in Canada and the US, to recover phosphate as struvite, thus also reducing deposit problems in piping and sludge filter pres... more
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European eutrophication risk assessment
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Revised INIA study validated by SCHER
A completely revised study assessing the eutrophication risk associated with detergent phosphates in Europe has been validated by the EU scientific committee SCHER, concluding that:
• "... at pan-European scale the contribution of the P-based detergents is not playing a major role in the eutr... more
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Nutrient recovery conference
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Vancouver May 2009
International Conference on Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater Streams, May 10-13, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
MORE : www.nutrientrecovery2009.com
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Covaphos III, Marrakech, 18-20 March 2009
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Third International Conference on the Valorisation of Phosphates and Phosphorus Compounds
www.recherphos.com Organised by RECHERPHOS (Researchers’ Network on Phosphates) and CERPHOS. Topics: Geology of phosphates, Beneficiation of phosphates, Phosphoric acid, Fertilizers and fertilization, New uses of natural phosphates, Inorganic phosphate materials, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Organop... more
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Phosphates, the only recyclable detergent ingredient
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Today detergent phosphates can be recycled from sewage, along with phosphates from other sources, an important step towards sustainable development …
Phosphate recovery web site
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Phosphates and eutrophication
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Phosphates are natural and safe, but enrich surface waters. What is the relevance of detergent phosphates’ minority contribution to sewage nutrient levels and what approaches are necessary to address eutrophication issues ?
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Phosphates in detergents in Europe
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Phosphates in detergents in Europe
Under the terms of the EU Detergent Regulation, an assessment of phosphates and substitute chemicals in detergents is currently underway
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Uses of phosphates in detergents
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In household cleaning products, alongside surfactants, sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP)
enables detergents to perform efficiently in all washing conditions.
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EU scientific committee SCHER Opinion on RPA report 2006
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The EU scientific committee SCHER confirmed the questions raised by the RPA 2006 report concerning substitutes for phosphates used in laundry detergents
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RPA Report on phosphate substitutes, 2006
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The RPA report 2006 concluded: “the use of phosphate-free detergents should not be encouraged unless all the ingredients can be demonstrated to present no risks to people or to the environment."
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EU scientific committee SCTEE Opinion on the WRc Report
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Concluding that the WRc Report did not provide evidence justifying reductions of phosphate use in detergents nor adequate information about phosphate substitutes
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