Project: Putting into Practice Integrated TOols to Select and Produce Safe and Sustainable alternatives for problematic Persistent and Mobile Toxic Substances (TOSS)

Project description

How can we prevent the problems we currently see with certain substances when developing new substances in the future?

PMT substances in general are problematic in the water cycle. Due to their persistence, concentrations become higher and higher as long as they are used, and anything mobile is often very difficult to remove from the water. There is still no good toxicity data for many PFAS, at least not publicly available. Where we do have data, they are very toxic, and new information repeatedly leads to further downward adjustment of safe concentrations. Because there is a proposal for a generic ban on all PFAS in the EU, alternatives must be found for those cases where a substance is essential, indispensable. (text by Annemarie van Wezel)

Approach

Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) is a promising approach for the design of new chemicals. However, good tools are currently lacking that help in the selection of possible SSbD alternatives that can fulfill the desired and essential function in given applications. In this proposal we focus on alternatives for Persistent, Mobile and Toxic substances, which cause problems in the water cycle and for human and environmental health. This TOSS project will develop integrated tools to select and produce SSbD alternatives, and will gain practical experience with the cooperation of stakeholders, thus formulating lessons for industry, research and policy. (source: www.nwo.nl)

Expected result

Education about Urban Green (written, visual material and practical assignments) for secondary vocational education and higher professional education that can be taught as teaching material by specialists from education and industry in the Startup Village and beyond.

Partners

Publications

Publications will appear here in due course.