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Russia might impose a ban on heavy metals in de-icers

The amendments prohibiting the use of de-icers containing heavy metals on pedestrian roads  are to be introduced to the Law on Environmental Protection. Greenpeace proposes to take a more radical approach and to ban the use of heavy metals in all de-icing agents.

The Russian Chemist Union: PET bottles do not contain harmful substances

The Russian Chemist Union (RCU) reckons that the presence of harmful substances in plastic bottles is not possible. The RCU President stated that it is not possible that PET bottles contain phthalates. This contradicts the laws of chemistry and the results of numerous Russian and foreign research projects.

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