Information materials
In order to make people interested in ingredients of products they use every day and help them to choose safer alternatives, we made various information materials. You are free to download them and use it for non-commercial purposes. If you want printed copies, please contact us!
NonHazCity – a flagship project of the Baltic Sea Region
Three years of NonHazCity – about findings, results and recommendations
Available in English
REPORTS
Screening and Analyses
Hazardous substance occurrence in Baltic Sea pilot municipalities
Available in English
Hazardous Substances in Articles and Materials
Available in English
Hazardous substance reduction through phase out of old articles and materials in pre-schools
Available in English
Exposure of Gdansk inhabitants to selected endocrine disruptors as part of the “NonHazCity” project
Available in English
Indoor pollutants in dust from NonHazCity pilot families in Stockholm
Available in English
Hazardous Substance Reduction in Municipalities, Businesses & Household
Hazardous substance reduction potentials in Baltic cities
Available in English
Hazardous substance reduction potentials at local businesses
Available in English
Hazardous substance reduction potentials in private households
Available in English
Other
Policy Paper – Enhance Substitution And Support Better Chemicals Risk Management
Reflection of the discussions at the international seminar: “Encourage And Support Enterprises To Minimise The Use Of Hazardous Substances” on October 23-24, 2018 in Riga, Latvia
Available in English
The NonHazCity Project – Overview of the inhabitants’ campaigns in the cities and the most successful campaign elements
Available in English
Final evaluation report:
Evaluating the effectiveness of four campaigns in the BaltInfoHaz project.
Available in English
Testing report:
Report on hazardous substances in blood, dust, products and indoor air in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. Testings were organized in 2013-2015.
Available in English; Lithuanian; Latvian; Estonian
Laymans report:
Available in English, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
BROCHURES
Brochure about hazardous substances in food contact material – No Witchcraft in the Kitchen : Detoxify the Kitchen and protect Food from Poisons
Available in English
Brochure about Chemicals in Plastic : A danger to humans and the ocean
Available in English
Brochure about endocrine disrupting chemicals:
Available in Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, English
Brochure II about endocrine disrupting chemicals:
Available in English
Pocket guides:
About cosmetics (LT; LV; EST; RU; BY)*;
About toys (LT; LV; EST; RU)*;
About baby care products (LT; LV; EST; RU; BY)*;
About construction materials (LT; LV; EST; RU; BY)*;
About household chemicals (LT; LV; EST; RU; BY)*;
About endocrine disrupting chemicals (LT; LV; EST; RU; BY)*.
Brochure about hazardous substances in building materials:
Available in Latvian, Estonian
Brochure about choosing safer products:
Brochure “A million reasons to know about hazardous substances”
Available in English, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Belorussian
GUIDES and HANDBOOKS
Guide for chemical smart procurement
Available in English
Guidelines for Toxin Free Preschool
Available in English
Teacher’s guide:
Helps to teach students about hazardous substances
Handbook for shop-assistants:
Available only in Latvian
Hazardous chemicals in everyday products – we have the right to know!
Available in English, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian
* Information materials have been developed in the frame of the project “Baltic Info Campaign on Hazardous Substances” (LIFE 10 INF/EE/108) and co-financed with the contribution of the LIFE+ financial instrument of the European Community.
