Arnika - News

Environmental Best Practice Awards Presented to Pioneering Hospitals in Europe

7.6.2006 - Olomouc / Stockholm

Metropolitan Authority believes that EIA is not necessary because of a banality such as a skyscraper

8.3.2006 - Prague

Citizens' associations contacted UNESCO because of skyscrapers in Pankrác

1.3.2006 - Prague

Citizens' associations applied to the court because of reconstruction of the Pankrác plain

7.2.2006 - Prague

REACH to guarantee stricter control of hazardous chemicals

27.1.2006 - Prague

Ratification of the Stockholm Convention by Turkey is near - IPEN supported the first conference on persistent organic pollutants in Turkey

29.12.2005 - Istanbul

The proposed limits of toxic substances in wastes degrade the Stockholm Convention

25.11.2005 - Prague / London

Stricter chemical policy of the EU is required by more than 13 600 people

23.11.2005 - Prague

The European Union money used for contamination of a protected landscape area by fly ash

1.11.2005 - Liberec

Analysis confirmed presence of toxic and banned phthalates in children's toys

27.3.2007 - Prague

Phthalates and other industrial substances are present in Moravian rivers. Arnika asks: „Will Members of Parliament cancel monitoring of their sources?

7.3.2007 - Brno

Spolchemie is allowed to operate mercury electrolysis only till the end of 2012

21.12.2006 - Ústí nad Labem

EEB Press Release - Risky Business: Phase-out mercury in chlorine industry

13.11.2006 - Brussels

Arnika measurement revealed that mercury is released from Spolchemie in an uncontrolled way

27.7.2006 - Ústí nad Labem

Fish from Drnový brook in Klatovy contain high concentrations of pesticides unused for a long time

18.7.2006 - Klatovy

Dust in offices, as well as rain, contain hazardous substances. Will REACH save us?

10.7.2006 - Prague

Arnika will celebrate the International Danube Day

28.6.2006 - Jihlava / Třebíč

Arnika invited Spolchemie to stop polluting its neighbourhood with toxic mercury by 2009

15.6.2006 - Ústí nad Labem

Protect us from pollutants: EU Ministers must reject Commission’s weak proposal on toxic chemicals in waste

15.6.2006 - Brusseles / Prague

Beware of teaching aids and school things made of PVC! They can contain hazardous phtalates

22.8.2007 - Prague

Arnika wants to reduce use of PVC in hospitals, offices and households in the region of Ústí nad Labem

2.8.2007 - Ústí nad Labem

Visitors of music festival Boskovice will learn why it is not good to play with PVC. They can also support the petition for its substitution

16.7.2007 - Boskovice

The unique panorama of Prague is threatened by plans for building high-rise buildings

20.6.2007 - Prague

Label „KLASA“ shall not be assigned to products packaged in PVC, Arnika requires

6.6.2007 - Prague

New analyses confirm the necessity of decontamination

29.5.2007 - Plzeň

Children will no longer breathe in phtalates from floor covering. Prague University Hospital Motol substitutes PVC floors with harmless rubber

24.5.2007 - Prague

Spolana must phase out using mercury by the end of 2014

9.5.2007 - Prague

Spolana has tripled its usage of mercury, says Arnika´s study

26.4.2007 - Mělník

Don´t play with PVC, warns Arnika

19.4.2007 - Prague

Informative panels on PVC are placed in tearoom

22.2.2008 - Děčín

People in Jihlava are burdened by formaldehyde more than is usual

20.2.2008 - Jihlava

Neonatological department of hospital in České Budějovice replacing medical devices containing phthalates

18.12.2007 - České Budějovice

Ecologically friendly behaviour exceptional among shopping chains. Less than half of them planning improvement

6.12.2007 - Prague

The greatest polluters of the environment: Chemical, metallurgic and power plants

16.10.2007 - Prague

EU experts finally confirm phthalates in medical devices are harmful, mainly to little boys

16.10.2007 - Prague / Brussels

Arnika with high school students from České Budějovice finding out to what extent people avoid food packed in PVC

1.10.2007 - České Budějovice

PVC risks to be discussed in Mothers´ center Medvídek

1.10.2007 - Ústí nad Orlicí

Children´s rain coats containing toxic phthalates sold in shop Essa in Děčín

12.9.2007 - Ústí nad Labem

Arnika discovers new children's products containing toxic phthalates

12.9.2007 - Prague

Arnika appeals to minister: Do not accept PVC and toxic substances in environmentally friendly products

22.4.2008 - Prague

Arnika founds Coalition for PVC substitution. IKEA is among its first members

17.4.2008 - Prague

Survey confirms food still sold packaged in PVC. Arnika introducing poster campaign about PVC's harmfulness

28.3.2008 - Prague

Arnika celebrates the anniversary of The Stockholm Convention in six cities

21.5.2008 - Prague

Survey has confirmed, that consumables are still sold packed into PVC. That is why Arnika has prepared a poster campaign concerning its detrimental impacts

18.3.2008 - Děčín

Students of high medical school to learn more about the risks of PVC

3.3.2008 - Chomutov

UNESCO Director Arrives in Prague, City Officials Permit Skyscrapers Behind His Back

26.2.2008 - Prague

Arnika has already helped five hospitals to reduce their use of hazardous medical PVC devices. Hospital in Louny is one of them

11.6.2008 - Louny

Students from thirteen countries organised a discussion on Prague greenery

5.6.2008 - Prague / Wageningen

Students from the Netherlands investigate how to improve approach to Prague's greenery

27.5.2008 - Prague / Wageningen

Arnika has already helped five hospitals to reduce their use of hazardous medical PVC devices. Hospital in České Budějovice is one of them.

11.6.2008 - České Budějovice

Arnika warning consumers in Děčín: PVC does not belong in a shopping basket

12.7.2008 - Děčín

UNESCO requests height reduction of skyscrapers at the Pankrác Plain

13.8.2008 - Prague

Increase in Traffic at Pankrác Rejected by Court - Citizens’ Health at Stake

5.9.2008 - Prague

Arnika Launches a Petition to Save Prague Greenery

20.10.2008 - Prague

How much dioxins do the Czechs eat? Toxic chemicals even after 12 years

5.4.2002 - Prague

Integrated pollution prevention permit for Spolchemie has entered into force

15.2.2010 - Ústí nad Labem

Experts: UNESCO skyline warning should be taken seriously

3.9.2007 - Prague

Building blocks

18.7.2007 - Prague

UNESCO recommendation gives hope

10.7.2007 - Prague

UNESCO warns Czechs of skyscrapers in Prague

2.7.2007 - Prague

Urban blues

25.6.2007 - Prague

Prague: outdoor museum among skyscrapers?

7.3.2008 - Prague

Buildings fitted in the panorama

7.3.2008 - Prague

Planned skyscrapers are too high

3.9.2008 - Prague

Assessing Prague’s green areas

1.9.2008 - Prague

Dams on Elbe won’t bring the economic recovery

4.2.2010 - Děčín

Spolana Neratovice is highly polluted by mercury

24.7.2002 - Neratovice

Arnika has published its comments to plasma arc technology proposed for Czech PCBs waste destruction

21.9.2004 - Polička

If only there were no poisons in the fish

12.10.2004 - Prague

Keep the Promise, Eliminate POPs

13.4.2005 - Prague

The European Union money used for contamination of a protected landscape area by fly ash

1.11.2005 - Liberec

The proposed limits of toxic substances in wastes degrade the Stockholm Convention

25.11.2005 - Prague / London

Ratification of the Stockholm Convention by Turkey is near - IPEN supported the first conference on persistent organic pollutants in Turkey

29.12.2005 - Istanbul

Protect us from pollutants: EU Ministers must reject Commission’s weak proposal on toxic chemicals in waste

15.6.2006 - Brussels

International NGO Statement on the PRTR Crisis in the Czech Republic

12.2.2007 - Prague

The Regional Office of the city Ústí nad Labem issued resolution about granting permission for the production in Epitetra for the third time

28.3.2007 - Ústí nad Labem

Arnika leads a campaign for PVC substitution

26.2.2008 - Prague

Prague Is a Precedent for the Whole of Europe, says UNESCO Director

28.2.2008 - Prague

Healthcare Waste Treatment: The Czech Republic and Slovenia in Comparative Perspective

3.3.2008 - Slovenia

Access to information about quantity of toxic substances released by industry to be maintained

28.3.2008 - Prague

Prague approves skyscrapers despite UNESCO

27.1.2010 - Prague

Companies reduce emissions because of the Integrated Pollution Register

5.1.2010 - Prague

Transport of hexachlorbenzen: the same risk as in case of radioactive waste

1.5.2002 - Mělník

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