Peer-reviewed papers
Schäffer A, Groh KJ, Sigmund G, Azoulay F, Backhaus T, Bertram M, Carney Almroth B, Cousins I, Ford A, Grimalt JO, Guida Y, Hansson MC, Jeong Y, Lohmann R, Michaels D, Müller L, Muncke J, Öberg G, Orellana MA, Sanganyado E, Schäfer A, Sheriff RB, Sullivan RC, Suzuki N, Vandenberg LN, Venier M, Vlahos P, Wagner M, Wang F, Wang M, Soehl A, Ågerstrand M, Diamond ML, Scheringer M. Conflicts of interest in the assessment of chemicals, waste and pollution. Environ Sci Technol. 2023;57(48):19066–19077. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c04213
Carney Almroth B, Abeynayaka A, Diamond ML, Farrelly T, Fernandez M, Gündoğdu S, Issifu I, Rognerud I, Schäffer A, Scheringer M, Villarrubia-Gómez P, Varea R, Vlahos P, Wagner M, Ågerstrand M. Obstacles to scientific input in global policy. Science. 2023;380(6649):1021-1022. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi1103
Sigmund G, Ågerstrand M, Antonelli A, Backhaus T, Brodin T, Diamond ML, Erdelen WR, Evers DC, Hofmann T, Hueffer T, Lai A, Torres JPM, Mueller L, Perrigo AL, Rillig MC, Schaeffer A, Scheringer M, Schirmer K, Tlili A, Soehl A, Triebskorn R, Vlahos P, vom Berg C, Wang Z, Groh KJ. Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research. Global Change Biology. 2023;29(12):3240-3255. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16689
Mueller LK, Ågerstrand M, Backhaus T, Diamond M, Erdelen WR, Evers D, Groh KJ, Scheringer M, Sigmund G, Wang Z, Schäffer A. Policy options to account for multiple chemical pollutants threatening biodiversity. Environ Sci: Adv. 2023;2:151-161. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2VA00257D
Ågerstrand M, Arinaitwe K, Backhaus T, Barra RO, Diamond ML, Grimalt JO, Groh K, Kandie F, Kurt-Karakus PB, Letcher R, Lohmann R, Meire RO, Oluseyi T, Schäffer A, Septiono M, Sigmund G, Soehl A, Sogbanmu TO, Suzuki N, Venier M, Vlahos P, Scheringer M. Key Principles for the Intergovernmental Science–Policy Panel on Chemicals and Waste. Environ Sci Technol. 2023;57(6):2205-2208. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c08283
Sigmund G, Ågerstrand M, Brodin T, Diamond ML, Erdelen WR, Evers DC, Lai A, Rillig MC, Schäffer A, Soehl A, Torres JPM, Wang Z, Groh KJ. Broaden chemicals scope in biodiversity targets. Science. 2022;376:1280-1280. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add3070
Wang Z, Altenburger R, Backhaus T, Covaci A, Diamond ML, Grimalt JO,Lohmann R, Schäffer A, Scheringer M, Selin H, Soehl A, Suzuki N. We need a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste. Science. 2021;371:774-776. Free access linked here: https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/developing-a-global-science-policy-body-for-chemical-pollution
Diamond ML, de Wit CA, Molander S, Scheringer M, Backhaus T, Lohmann R, Arvidsson R, Bergman Å, Hauschild M, Holoubek I, Persson L, Suzuki N, Vighi M, Zetzsch C. Exploring the planetary boundary for chemical pollution. Environ Int. 2015;78:8–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2015.02.001
Scheringer M, Fiedler H, Suzuki N, Holoubek I, Zetzsch C, Bergman Å. Initiative for an International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP). Environ Sci Pollut Res. 2007;13:432–434. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1065/espr2006.09.347
Scheringer M. Towards an Intergovernmental Panel on Chemical Pollution. Chemosphere. 2007;67:1682–1683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.11.023
UNEP reports
United Nations Environment Programme and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. 2023. Chemicals in plastics: a technical report. https://www.unep.org/resources/report/chemicals-plastics-technical-report
UNEP. 2017. Overview Report I: Worldwide initiatives to identify endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and potential EDCs. https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals
UNEP. 2017. Overview Report II: An overview of current scientific knowledge on the life cycles, environmental exposures, and environmental effects of select endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and potential EDCs. https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals
UNEP. 2017. Overview Report III: Existing national, regional and global regulatory frameworks addressing endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals
Book chapter
Scheringer M, Bergman Å, Fiedler H. (2012) The International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP), in: Wexler P., van der Kolk J., Mohapatra A, Agarwal R. (eds.) Chemicals, Environment, Health. A Global Management Perspective. Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA, 359–370. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/b11064/chemicals-environment-health-asish-mohapatra-ravi-agarwal-jan-van-der-kolk-philip-wexler
Other publications and reports
Schäfer M, Scheringer M. 2023. Priority setting models for the new Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention – Learning from IPCC and IPBES. https://zenodo.org/records/10210994
Uppsala Health Summit. 2023. Input to the meeting OEWG 2, December 2023, for the Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention from the science community. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/2023-uppsala-health-summit-workshop
IPCP. 2023. Written response on operating principles governing the work of the Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/ipcp-response-on-operating-principles-governing-the-science-policy-panel
Sigmund G, Diamond ML, Vlahos P, Ågerstrand M, Alo B, Backhaus T, Castillo AC, Ford AT, Groh KJ, Grimalt JO, Guida Y, Kumar N, Lohmann R, Mestrot A, Molander S, Soehl A, Suzuki N, Schaeffer A, Torres JPM, Venier M, Wagner M, Wang M, Scheringer M. 2023. White Paper on the scope and functions of the future science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals, waste, and to prevent pollution. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/ipcp-white-paper-on-the-scope-and-functions-of-the-future-science-policy-panel
IPCP. 2021. Statement on the registration of polymers under REACH and list of signatures in support. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/polymer-statment
Wang Z, Summerson I, Lai A, Boucher JM, Scheringer M. 2019. Strengthening the science-policy interface in international chemicals governance: A mapping and gap analysis. IPCP report. https://zenodo.org/records/2559189
IPCP. 2018. Multi-stakeholder workshop on strengthening the science-policy interface in international chemicals governance. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/strengthening-the-science-policy-interface-in-international-chemicals-governance
IPCP. 2018. A thought starter on A possible model for the science-policy interface under the post 2020 framework. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/strengthening-the-science-policy-interface-in-international-chemicals-governance
IPCP. 2018. Strengthening the science-policy interface in international chemicals governance: A thought starter on options for a way forward. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/strengthening-the-science-policy-interface-in-international-chemicals-governance
IPCP. 2017. Input in response to the co-chairs’ summary of discussions at first meeting of the intersessional process. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/strengthening-the-science-policy-interface-in-international-chemicals-governance
Policy briefs
IPCP. 2023. Prerequisites for an effective Science-Policy Panel. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/ipcp-policy-briefs-spp-prerequisites
IPCP. 2023. Conflicts of interest in the assessment of plastics. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/ipcp-policy-brief-conflicts-of-interest-in-the-assessment-of-plastics
IPCP. 2023. Conflicts of interest in the assessment of chemicals, waste and pollution. https://www.ipcp.ch/activities/ipcp-policy-brief-conflicts-of-interest-in-the-assessment-of-chemicals-waste-and-pollution
Other documents
IPCP SAICM risk assessment training project summary (137 KB)
Slides about IPCP from Dioxin 2007(180 KB)
Slides about IPCP from SETAC Europe 2007 (273 KB)
Slides about IPCP from Dioxin 2006 (134 KB)