Testing for ready biodegradability is crucial to abide by the Environmental Risk Assessment for REACH chemical registration and the European Medicines Agency pharmaceuticals registration.
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Obtaining the Blue Angel Label on Airfield Movement Area De-icers
The Blue Angel ecolabel, also known as the German Ecolabel, is a internationally recognized label that denotes environmentally friendliness for a wide range of products. When it was developed in 1978 by Germany's Department of the Environment, it became the first of its kind in the world.
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EU Ecolabel Criteria for Cosmetic Products and Animal Care Products
The European Union ecolabel has been a mark recognized worldwide for over 30 years due to its ability to certify a product's low ecological impact. Looking back at its origin, the EU ecolabel was first established in 1992, which came a mere 14 years after the very first Blue Angel ecolabel released by the German government.
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California Introduces Sustainable Packaging Legislation
It should not be surprising to anyone that regulatory agencies around the world have recently begun implementing stricter sustainability legislation. In fact, right now, packaging waste alone can account for up to 25% of what is placed into landfills.
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Launching Aropha AI
We successfully launched our new site https://www.ai.aropha.com/ for our machine learning models. Two models have been deployed on this site for aquatic biodegradation prediction using regression and classification based on XGBoost.
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Docusaurus project for building a documentation site
This blog shows you step by step process of building a documentation site using the open-source frame Docusaurus.
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Understanding the European Commission’s Regulation on Detergents
As we approach the 2023 SEPAWA Congress that will take place on October 25th-27th, it's only appropriate we take time to look at the European Commission's regulation on detergents: EC No 648/2004. In this blog, we will provide an overview of the regulation, guidance on implementation, and examine the specific biodegradability requirements in depth.
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Understanding EPA Biodegradability Label Statements on Pesticides
The agrochemical industry is an enormous sector that has faced consistent scrutiny for the previous decade. Now, there are many regulations regarding the development of agrochemicals; however, these stringent regulations are in place for good reason.
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Get Chemical SMILES Strings Based on CAS Numbers or Names
Here we have a few sets of codes that you can use to find chemical SMILES strings (structures) if you already know the CAS numbers or the names of your chemicals. Although there are many sources available for us to get SMILES strings, mostly they will not cover all your chemicals if you have a lot. In such cases, checking multiple sources/databases becomes necessary.
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