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News in Brief
MST news in brief
Folder: Joining Technology, Business and Environment – 10 Danish Enterprises show the Way
This new publication describes ten concrete examples of Danish enterprises’ efforts in employing eco-innovation. Several of the Danish success stories show that targeted efforts can result in environmental benefits, jobs and new business opportunities at the same time. To harvest the benefits from environmental technologies it is extremely important to join forces on strategies for technological innovation, financing and research and development. Technological platforms can get development going, but action also has to be taken to improve market conditions for environmentally friendly technologies.
Further information:
Danish EPA, Mariane Hounum, mth@mst.dk, phone: +45 3266 0100
Danish EPA revised lists of Effects and of Undesirable Substances
Effect List: The new list of effects of dangerous substances presents 6,400 substances that give rise to concerns because of their impact on health and/or the environment. The substances are selected systematically on the basis of a number of criteria: problematic properties in relation to the EU List of Dangerous Substances or the Danish EPA guidance list for self-classification of dangerous substances, substances listed on the EU list of possible PBT/vPvB substances, substances listed on the EU list of substances with documented endocrine disrupting effects prioritised for further testing.
List of Undesirable Substances: The new revised LOUS is both a signal to, and a guideline for, manufacturers, product developers, purchasers and other players with regard to chemicals, the use of which should either be reduced or stopped in the long term. This could be achieved by those companies involved that on the basis of the LOUS, take initiative to substitute the problematic substances themselves. The list contains 68 substances that are used in Denmark, which the Danish EPA regards as having problematic effects.
Further information:
Danish EPA, Anette Ejersted, ae@mst.dk phone: +45 3266 0100
See the substances listed in the list of effects, by order of CAS number, on the Danish EPA website: http://www.mst.dk/udgiv/Publikationer/2004/87-7614-309-0/html/kap04.htm
See the LOUS list on the Danish EPA website: http://www.mst.dk/publica/01010200.htm
OSPAR Commission meeting in Iceland
At the recent meeting of OSPAR in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 28 June-1 July, the participants addressed problems relating to pollution of the marine environment from industry, urban areas, agriculture, and sources like offshore activities, dumping and nuclear installations.
Further information:
Danish EPA, Water, Jørgen Magner, a href='mjm@mst.dk phone: +45 3266 0100
For more information on the meeting, see the OSPAR Commission website: http://www.ospar.org/, where documents form the meeting can be downloaded (Summary Records)
GEUS news in brief
New chalk structure maps of the central and eastern North Sea
The limestone in the Danish subsurface is a very important reservoir rock for oil and gas, but in several places in Denmark, we also get drinking water from the limestone strata. GEUS has prepared new detailed maps of the top, base and depth of the carbonate rocks under the entire Danish territory from the central part of the North Sea to the easternmost part of Denmark. The maps are the first collated record of rock types important to society, and it builds on a collection of comprehensive seismic data, previously published maps and information from oil and gas and water wells.
The maps are presented in the report:
Vejbæk, O.V., Bidstrup, T., Britze, P., Erlstrøm, M., Rasmussen, E.S. & Sivhed, U. 2003: Chalk structure maps of the central and eastern North Sea. Top and base chalk in depth and time. Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport 2003/106, 55 pp. Including 3 enclosures: 1) Top Chalk depth structure map. 2) Base Chalk depth structure map. 3) Chalk Group isopach map.
Further information:
Ole Vejbæk, GEUS. Phone: +45 38 14 25 02. E-mail: ov@geus.dk
The Cenozoic succession of the Danish North Sea
The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) has been continuously carrying out interpretation of available seismic data over the Danish North Sea and are happy to make the results of mapping of the Ceneozoic sediments, including details on biostratigraphic correlation, available to the oil industry at attractive commercial terms.
Twelve new maps of the Cenozoic succession in the Danish North Sea will be available from September 31, 2004.
Read more about the new maps here: http://www.geus.dk/cgi-bin/webbasen_nyt_uk.pl?id=1087395408|cgifunction=form
Further information:
Erik S. Rasmussen, GEUS. Phone: +45 38 14 25 04. E-mail: esr@geus.dk
Nordic geological presentation
The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) presents its geological research and advisory tasks at the 32nd International Geological Congress in Florence, Italy, 20-28 August 2004 together with the Geological Surveys in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.
Read more about GEUS´ presentation “Geology for welfare and balance” here: http://www.geus.dk/cgi-bin/webbasen_nyt_uk.pl?id=1091010993|cgifunction=form
Further information:
Henrik Højmark Thomsen, GEUS. Phone: +45 38 14 21 02. E-mail: hht@geus.dk
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