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Note: the latest Tracing Papers published in paper version is the n°17, available in PDF here as well as from the various sections of the site.

EU: Risk to health and the environment of the current use of lead.

Wednesday 19 March 2008 I by Tracing Papers Webmaster
The risk over time of the uses of lead currently remaining in Europe have been analysed in a study sponsored by the European Commission. Now that the use of leaded petrol is reduced to close to zero, current emissions, mainly into soil and water, are the result of the slow corrosion of lead and will continue for some time even if the application of uses such as lead plating and lead shot, the main emission sources (after leaded petrol), is stopped immediately.
Corrosion from lead plating is (...)

US: The US Green Building Council has published its final draft report on PVC which confirms that PVC performs as any other material.

Wednesday 19 March 2008 I by Tracing Papers Webmaster
Its final report on PVC which confirms that PVC performs as any other material across all the human health and environmental impact categories of its research. This new report also recognises that giving a credit under the LEED system to avoid the use of PVC is not the correct approach, as it could result in higher health and ecological impacts which would diminish the credibility of LEED. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is the well (...)

UK: 60 are PVC frames among the 65 five “A” energy performance labels.

Wednesday 19 March 2008 I by Tracing Papers Webmaster
The British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC) energy performance label can help you determine how well a product will perform the functions of helping you contain and conserve heat within your building in the winter, cool it in summer and keep out the wind and resist condensation. Each rating label is specific to a manufacturer and is non-transferable. The BFRC Certificate Number relates to the specific certificate and details of the certificate can be obtained from this web site. The BFRC (...)

EU: Framework Directive opportunities to reduce climate change by using energy from waste.

Wednesday 19 March 2008 I by Tracing Papers Webmaster
The EU policy “an energy policy for Europe” (sec(2007)12) assumes that a reduction of CO2 emissions in 2020 by 20% is necessary. This would require a reduction of CO2 emissions of more than 800 million tons of CO2. The CO2 reduction that can be obtained by promoting Waste-to-Energy could be an important part of this reduction and should be taken into account. Moreover, waste is a source of energy that is available within the EU and therefore reduces its dependency on imported (...)

UK: Vinyl flooring has superior “green” credentials to most alternatives.

Wednesday 19 March 2008 I by Tracing Papers Webmaster
According to an article in the June 2007 issue of the UK publication, “What’s new in building.”, vinyl flooring has superior “green” credentials to most alternatives, including so-called natural flooring. The article notes that vinyl (PVC) flooring uses less energy in manufacturing, transportation and installation than natural flooring products - which often have to be transported from developing countries. It also “scores extremely well” in life-cycle (...)

Germany: A study on plastic additives flame retardants and plasticizers in indoor environment.

Wednesday 19 March 2008 I by Tracing Papers Webmaster

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