Preface, Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental and Health Assessment of Substances in Household Detergents and Cosmetic Detergent Products

Preface

The present report is the result of a project funded by the Council for recycling and cleaner technology. The project was initiated in January 1998. The report contains a compilation of data describing the environmental and health related properties of substances in detergents, a presentation of new data from ecotoxicological laboratory tests, and an assessment of the potential hazards of the substances to the environment and human health.

The report was prepared by CETOX (Centre for Integrated Environment and Toxicology) which is a ‘centre without walls’ between DHI Water & Environment and Danish Toxicology Center.

The project was followed by a steering committee, which held six meetings during the project period. The steering committee was composed of the following members:

Lise Emmy Møller (chairman)	Danish EPA
Jens E. Hansen	Novadan A/S
Poul Gammelgaard	P. Brøste A/S
Knud E. Dan	Knud E. Dan Aps
Torben Nielsen	NOPA A/S
Anders Reckweg	BASF A/S
Susanne Bjørkholt	Association for Soap and Detergent Industries
Erling Albrectsen	The Danish Consumer Information Center
Jette Lassen	National Working Environment Authority
Dorthe Nylén	CETOX, Danish Toxicology Center
Torben Madsen	CETOX, DHI Water & Environment

We thank the members of the steering committee for their contributions and co-operation during the project.

Hørsholm, 18 December, 2000,
Torben Madsen, CETOX