Hammer
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Type
- Environment
- Category
- Hand tools
- Hazard
- The handle contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.7%). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic
- Origin
- People's Republic of China
What is this? This is a hammer with a handle that has a banned chemical called SCCPs.
What's happening? The hammer’s handle has SCCPs, which are bad for the environment and banned.
Does this affect me? If you have this hammer in Sweden, it could harm the environment.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your local store or a waste center what to do.
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Risk level: Serious risk · Type: Environment · Category: Hand tools · Hazard: The handle contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.7%). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic · Origin: People's Republic of China
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