Three non-food Scientific Committees - the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP), the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) -, composed of external, independent scientists, provide the Commission with the sound scientific advice it needs when preparing policy and proposals relating to consumer safety, public health and the environment.
These opinions frequently address issues of concern to stakeholder, policy makers and the general public but, by their nature, they are often difficult for a non-specialist to understand.
Chemicals under Reg.793/93 (related to elemental species)
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Voluntary Risk Assessment Report on Copper and its compounds, Environmental Part Adopted by the SCHER by written procedure on 12 February 2009 
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Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Voluntary Risk Assessment Report on lead and lead compounds, Human Health Part Adopted by the SCHER by written procedure on 12 February 2009 ( 160KB)
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Risk Assessment Report on nickel and its compounds, Environmental Part Adopted by the SCHER during the 27th plenary of 13 January 2009 ( 160KB)
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Voluntary Risk Assessment Report on Lead and its compounds, Environmental Part Adopted by the SCHER during the 27th plenary of 13 January 2009 ( 160KB)
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Risk Assessment Report on Calcium fluoride Environmental Part Adopted by the SCHER during the 25th plenary of 9 September 2008 ( 190KB)
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Risk Assessment Report on Aluminium fluoride Environmental Part Adopted by the SCHER during the 25th plenary of 9 September 2008 ( 190KB)
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Copper, Copper II sulphate pentahydrate, Copper(I)oxide, Copper(II)oxide, Dicopper chloride trihydroxide Human health part CAS No:7440-50-8, 7758-99-8, 1317-39-1, 1317-38-0, 1332-65-6 EINECS No. 231-159-6, 231-847-6, 215-270-7, 215-269-1, 215-272-9 Adopted by the SCHER during the 24th plenary of 15 July 2008 ( 190KB)
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
Risk Assessment Report on Nickel; Nickel carbonate; Nickel chloride; Nickel dinitrate; Nickel sulphate. Indirect exposure, CAS No: 7440-02-0; 3333-67-3; 7718-54-9; 13138-45-9; 7786-81-4 Adopted by the SCHER during the 24th plenary of 15 July 2008 ( 190KB)
Risk Assessment
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks opinion on:
The environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury in dental amalgam Adopted by the SCHER during the 23rd plenary of 06 May 2008. ( 175KB)
Risk arising from the use of copper-based antifouling paints used in leisure boating Dutch notification 2003/0201/NL Adopted by the SCHER during the 15th plenary of 30 January 2007. ( 90KB)
Revised assessment of the risks to health and the environment associated with the use of the four organotin compounds TBT, DBT, DOT and TPT Adopted by the SCHER during the 14th plenary of 30 November 2006. ( 60KB)
