A campaign by environmental group Greenpeace “for a toxic-free future where hazardous chemicals are no longer produced, used and dumped into our environment” was behind its decision to create a large and growing ‘chemical detox’ database. “This includes chemicals which are persistent, toxic, bioaccumulative, carcinogenic and disruptive to human hormones,” it says.
The two year project has resulted in a database already including entries on over 17,000 substances. Initially intended as an internal resource, Greenpeace has now made the database freely available online. “After completing it, we shared it with others who are trying to detox the planet, with companies, government and citizens who are dealing with toxic pollution in one way or another,” Greenpeace notes.
“This research doesn’t claim to hold the whole truth and offer all solutions. It is simply a contribution on the road towards a toxic-free future. It is open.”