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The Sound of Contamination: All Analysed Headphones on the Central European Market Found to Contain Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

The Sound of Contamination: All Analysed Headphones on the Central European Market Found to Contain Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

PRAGUE, 18 February 2026 – A landmark international study across five Central European countries has found hazardous chemicals in every single pair of headphones analysed, from...

When Young People Are Given Space, Change Happens.  Lessons from the First Phase of a Project in Serbia

When Young People Are Given Space, Change Happens. Lessons from the First Phase of a Project in Serbia

Environmental quality is an increasingly important issue for young people in Serbia, ranking just behind personal freedom. At the same time, many of them distrust institutions...

Czech know-how supports Armenia in transforming its mining regions

Czech know-how supports Armenia in transforming its mining regions

The legacy of the historic mining industry continues to affect many Armenian regions, leaving its mark on the landscape, the health of local people, and the social life of entire...

Armenian Villages Trapped by Mining Waste Call for Justice and Clean Water

Armenian Villages Trapped by Mining Waste Call for Justice and Clean Water

In Armenia’s Syunik region, environmental burdens, social problems, and a lack of basic services are intertwined in everyday life. The villages of Gomaran and Geghanush are among...

European Commission sacrifices public health on the altar of “competitiveness”

European Commission sacrifices public health on the altar of “competitiveness”

Arnika criticises the proposed repeal of the obligation to report data to the SCIP database, the tool tracking the presence of hazardous substances in products placed on the EU...

Toxic Metals Found in Ceramic Mugs on the Serbian Market

Toxic Metals Found in Ceramic Mugs on the Serbian Market

Serbian organisation Safer Chemicals Alternative, together with the Czech organisation Arnika, has published a new report titled “A Heavier Sip”, presenting the results that show...

Christmas Shopping and Chemical Exposure: How to Choose Gifts More Safely

Christmas Shopping and Chemical Exposure: How to Choose Gifts More Safely

It’s that time of year when shops are buzzing and our homes tend to quickly fill up with new items. Both our shopping bags and our waste bins get heavier. Christmas naturally...

Courts and Investors Are Changing the Rules of the Game. Why Are “Forever Chemicals” Becoming an Unsustainable Risk for Companies?

Courts and Investors Are Changing the Rules of the Game. Why Are “Forever Chemicals” Becoming an Unsustainable Risk for Companies?

PFAS pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it has become a hard economic risk. While investors and major chemical corporations such as BASF are distancing...

Experts Urge for Improving EU Chemicals policy as Exposure to Toxic Substances Drives Rising Health and Economic Costs

Experts Urge for Improving EU Chemicals policy as Exposure to Toxic Substances Drives Rising Health and Economic Costs

Leading scientists, consumer advocates and policymakers gathered in Brussels for the conference From Evidence to Policy: Toward a Tox free Living Environment. They warned that...

Black Friday Detox: What’s Hiding Behind the ‘Best Deals’?

Black Friday Detox: What’s Hiding Behind the ‘Best Deals’?

Every November, the promise of ' unmissable deals' takes over shop windows and online banners. From new electronics to fast fashion, Black Friday has become a global symbol of...

Invisible and Eternal Threat of PFAS: Arnika Presents New Evidence of Global Contamination at the Dioxin 2025 Conference

Invisible and Eternal Threat of PFAS: Arnika Presents New Evidence of Global Contamination at the Dioxin 2025 Conference

New findings about the so-called “forever chemicals” (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS) that do not degrade in nature and accumulate in human and animal bodies, were...

Mapping Toxic Contamination in War-Affected Dnipropetrovsk Region

Mapping Toxic Contamination in War-Affected Dnipropetrovsk Region

14.10.2025 DNIPRO/PRAGUE – Czech NGO Arnika, with financial support from the Czech Development Agency, is launching next phase of mapping and remediation of environmental...