Chicken eggs are sensitive indicators of chemical contamination in soils and dust and because they are widely consumed, they are a common exposure pathway from environmental pollution to humans. IPEN and its Participating Organizations have conducted dozens of scientific egg sampling projects to expose threats from persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxic chemicals.
To review the uses of mercury in products, mercury imports, and sources of mercury releases, IPEN members conduct research and report on the situation around mercury pollution, hotposts, and policy developments in their countries.
IPEN members conducted research to document mercury contaminated sites in their countries and also have conducted testing for mercury in local seafood and in human hair, demonstrating the food chain impacts from mercury contamination.
IPEN and its members have conducted several studios showing the dangers from plastic recycling to consumers, communities, and plastic waste workers. See some of the research reports, below. Also see the 2023 report from Greenpeace on toxic plastic recycling, Forever Toxic, featuring data from sveeral IPEN studies.
IPEN and its mebers have tested toys and children's products, textiles, and many other plastic products for more than a decade, finding high levels of toxic plastic chemicals. Below are multi-country and global research and testing reports IPEN investigations (note some reports include testing of plastics and other materials).
IPEN mebers have tested toys and children's products, textiles, kitchenware, and many other plastic products for more than a decade, finding high levels of lead, phthalates, bispheniols, flame retardants, and other toxic plastic chemicals. Below are research and testing reports from some of the country-based investigations (note some reports include testing of plastics and other materials).
Under the Stockholm Convention, Parties must take action to prevent and remediate pollution from dioxins, highly toxic persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that are known to be produced as a side effect of certain industrial and waste disposal activities (so-called "unintentionally produced" or U-POPs), including incineration of plastic and other waste.
