30 Jul 2021

Children’s birth weight is significantly related to their behavior at school age

Research of the connection between the birth weight of a child and its behavior at a younger school age, which was carried out by a team of scientists led by prof. Julie Dobrovolné, was published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.

8 Jul 2021

The EIRENE project coordinated by the Masaryk University to be included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021

RECETOX became the first Czech coordinator of the ESFRI research infrastructure with our EIRENE project, which will be included in the ESFRI 2021 Roadmap

16 Jun 2021

EU Zero Pollution Action Plan: are we on the right track?

On 12 May, the European Commission published the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan. Despite improvements in many areas, pollution still places a major burden on human health and the environment in the EU (fine dust pollution remains the most serious problem - both European and global).

31 May 2021

EU Green Week 2021 – Zero Pollution

May 31, 2021 marks the beginning of the EU Green Week. It is dedicated to the EU’s ‘zero pollution ambition’ as well as other relevant European Green Deal initiatives, such as the climate initiatives, the upcoming Chemicals Strategy, and initiatives in the energy, industry, mobility, agriculture, fisheries, health and biodiversity fields.  

22 May 2021

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants celebrates twenty years and the Czech Republic rejoices with it!

On 22 May 2021, the Stockholm Convention enters the third decade since its signature and it is appropriate to look back and ask: has this important international treaty proved successful in limiting the production and use of persistent organic pollutants, so-called POPs?

5 May 2021

The European Commission has set up a round table on the EU's chemical strategy and RECETOX is its member

The first High-Level Round Table on the EU Chemicals Strategy took place on 5 May. Kateřina Šebková, director of the Regional Center of the Stockholm Convention, took part on behalf of RECETOX.

14 Apr 2021

Lack of collaboration between science and politics is harming the planet

Interview with Martin Scheringer from RECETOX, on significant threats against which scientists are unable to warn politicians sufficiently.

19 Feb 2021

SCIENCE has published a call from scientists to create a global intergovernmental science-policy body for chemicals and waste