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EWG is headquartered in Washington, D.C.. [2] Its lobbying organization, the EWG Action Fund (a 501(c)(4) organization) was founded in 2002. [3] EWG partners with companies to certify their products. [4] Its reports are influential with the public, but it has been criticized for exaggerating the risks of chemicals. [4] [5] [6]
The question isn't whether EWG's results warrant mention "in an encyclopedia"; the question is whether this is a verifiable activity of the organization. People are coming to this article to read about what EWG has done and what positions EWG holds.
Article 2 of the directive lists the classes of substances or preparations that are considered to be dangerous. Some, but not all, of these classes are associated with a chemical hazard symbol and/or a code. Explosives (E) Oxidizing agents (O) Flammable substances or preparations, classified as extremely flammable (F+), highly flammable (F)
An outdoor water-use restriction is a ban or other lesser restrictions put into effect that restricts the outdoor use of water supplies. Often called a watering ban or hosepipe ban, [1] it can affect: irrigation of lawns; car washing; recreational uses such as filling swimming pools and using water slides
The RoHS 2 directive (2011/65/EU) contains allowance to add new materials and 4 materials are highlighted for this attention in the original version, the amendment 2015/863 adds four additional substances to Annex II of 2011/65/EU (3/4 of the new restrictions are recommended for investigation in the original directive, ref Para 10 of preamble).
The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines PFAS in the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5 as substances that contain "at least one of the following three structures: R−CF 2 −CF(R')R", where both the −CF 2 − and −CF− moieties are saturated carbons, and none of the R groups can be hydrogen; R−CF 2 −O−CF 2 ...
Such restrictions (through agreements on various types of goods) allow producing countries to use quotas for such commodities as coffee and oil; as the result, prices for these products increased in importing countries. A quota can be a tariff rate quota, global quota, discriminating quota, and export quota.
The EAR apply to most U.S. origin items, foreign-produced items that incorporate controlled U.S. items, and certain "foreign-produced direct products" of U.S. items or technology, [2] (e.g., foreign-made integrated circuits designed with U.S. electronic design automation software or manufactured with U.S.-made manufacturing equipment).