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Ineris (the French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks) is a public institution supervised by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, known in French as the Department for envrionnement. Ineris dedicates itself to the assessment and prevention of the risks that economic activities can pose to health, the safety of people and property, as well as the environment. The Institute also provides support to help industrial companies adapt and comply with these constraints. -
Microplastics: Ineris leads the European Missouri project
On 17 November, Ineris and its partners launched the European project Missouri (MIcroplasticS in Soil and grOUndwateR: sources, transfer, metrology and Impacts) on issues related to the presence of microplastics in soil and groundwater.
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To characterise the chemical state of aquatic environments, the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires a monitoring based on the chemical analysis of a list of priority substances and substance groups (45). This provides very limited information considering the thousands of chemical molecules present in water.
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The Institute operates in a support role in Lebanon
Following the accident in Beirut on 4 August, the Ineris expert Bernard Piquette is currently working in Lebanon, together with the French fire brigade officer Colonel Denis Royer, to support the Lebanese authorities.
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Measuring exposure to radio-frequency radiation from 5G-NR telephony in South Korea
Ineris asked the Technical Centre for Mechanical Industries (Cetim, Centre technique des industries mécaniques) to carry out a measurement campaign on exposure to the new 5G-NR (New Radio) telecommunications networks being prepared in France in 2020.
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20 years of changes in air quality mapped by Ineris
Ineris publishes an online map collection that traces changes in air quality in France from 2000 to 2019.
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Air quality monitoring: Ineris and LNE join forces to certify sensor systems
On 31 July 2020, the National Laboratory of Metrology and Testing (LNE, Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais) created the “Environmental Instrumentation Certification” (CIE, Certification Instrumentation pour l’Environnement) association in order to establish a certification of sensor systems for measuring air quality.
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BlackCycle: a major European project to recycle worn tyres into new tyres
The Institute is participating in the BlackCycle project, coordinated by Michelin, the world leader in tyres.
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SVHC: call for companies to list their products!
Eight out of ten people are worried about “the effects of chemical products in everyday consumables”*. As well as their obligation to inform, brands must adapt to this new attitude. Ineris is one of the partners of the LIFE AskReach project, which is developing the Scan4Chem mobile application. This application enables consumers to screen everyday objects and find out whether or not they contain substances of very high concern (SVHC), which is likely to guide their consumption choices. At this stage, Ineris is asking brands to volunteer to enter their products into the database and expand the information available to consumers.