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IPEN offers a wide range of expert spokespeople on topics related to chemical safety and heavy metals with experience working in international fora to address these issues. Our network of scientists and NGO leaders working in more than 100 developing countries and countries with economies in transition can help round out your story with the “on the ground” and policy experience they have gleaned within their own countries.
IPEN and IPEN experts and Participating Organizations are frequent contributors to media following international chemicals issues (including Agencia EFE, Agence France-Presse, Aljazeera, Associated Press, Chemical Watch, China Daily, Inter Press Service, Le Monde and Reuters) as well as national media outlets.
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Bales of Italian waste exported to Tunisia by Sviluppo Risorse Ambientali photographed during a visit by Tunisian legislators and journalists to the port of Sousse in December 2020 (Credits: Hamdi Chebaane)
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IPEN in the Media
21 Apr 2022
Why wealthy countries and companies need to do more to clean up global toxic chemical pollution
The Conversation
4 Mar 2022
Countries Set Two-Year Deadline for International Treaty on Plastic Pollution ‘Epidemic’
Climate News Network/Energy Mix
1 Mar 2022
China, Indonesia recycling toxic chemicals into new plastic products, says NGO report
Chemical Watch
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9 Feb 2022
‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters
The Guardian
20 Dec 2021
NGO studies find widespread chemical contamination in plastic pellets around the world
Chemical Watch
14 Dec 2021
Groups call for international action to control plastic chemicals, curb pollution
Daily Guardian
14 Dec 2021
New global studies show health threats throughout the plastics supply chain
The Financial Express
23 Jun 2021
Studi: Telur Ayam Kampung Indonesia Mengandung Racun, Akibat Impor Sampah
Pikiran Rakyat
23 Jun 2021
Waspada Dioksin! Bahan Kimia Beracun yang Mengintai Lingkungan dan Rantai Makanan Kita - Jurnal Trip
Pikiran Rakyat
17 Jun 2021
Estudio revela niveles elevados de mercurio en mujeres de zonas mineras de El Callao
Diario El Impulso
08 Jun 2021
ilfattoalimentare.it
27 Apr 2021
Plastics and toxic chemicals are killing fish — and poisoning us
Canada's National Observer
14 Nov 2019
Sampah plastik dari Barat: Sampel telur ayam kampung di dua desa Mojokerto 'terkontaminasi dioksin'
BBC News - Indonesia
18 Nov 2019
Desa di Jatim Terkontaminasi Racun Perang Vietnam, Pakai Plastik Buat Produksi Tahu
VICE - Indonesia
20 Nov 2019
Limbah Plastik Impor Jadi Bahan Bakar, Ini 3 Kasus Pemulangan Sampah Berbahaya
Kompas.com
21 Nov 2019
Australian plastic among waste 'contaminating' Indonesian food chains, report finds
ABC News
18 Nov 2019
Contaminación por plástico: el país en el que comer huevos puede envenenarte
El Universal
01 May 2019
China seeks loophole as U.N. nears pact banning toxic chemical: activists
Reuters US News
01 Oct 2019
New Study Confirms High PFAS Blood Levels Among Firefighters
Environmental Working Group
