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- 60 years of European nuclear research
The story of joint European nuclear research is almost as long as that of European integration itself. Over time, nuclear research achieved important results also in fields that are unrelated with ... - Using less chemical pesticides: toolbox of good practices
Controlling pests that damage crops and plants is necessary both to safeguard food security and to ensure viable income to farmers for their production. This needs to be done while minimising the r... - New universal detection method for SARS-CoV-2
A JRC study presents a new versatile method conceived to detect present and future SARS-CoV-2 variants. All new circulating variants will be picked up more accurately in both clinical and wastewate...
- Understanding COVID-19 using next generation innovative, interdisciplinary methodologies
A new JRC study on SARS-CoV-2 examines the existing literature on how this coronavirus enters and infects the human body, exploring how scientists are currently using new innovative technologies ba...
- European Atlas of Natural Radiation
The European Atlas of Natural Radiation provides harmonised data on levels of natural radiation across the EU and aims to raise awareness among Europeans of living with natural radioactivity. Th... - Science and knowledge in a time of crisis
From the preparation of guidelines and control materials for testing and better characterisation of the pandemic, to the detailed analysis of epidemiologic and economic impacts, the JRC is evaluati... - Coronavirus: Commission issues guidelines on testing
As part of the European Roadmap towards lifting coronavirus containment measures, the Commission is presenting guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies. The guidance aims to support Membe... - Finding the right methods for measuring microplastics in water
The JRC launched this week an inter-laboratory comparison study to identify and harmonise methods to measure microplastics in water. There is an emerging concern regarding the impact of microplasti... - New online tool to improve the environmental risk assessment of chemicals
JRC scientists have contributed to an international project to improve the environmental risk assessment of chemicals which has built a high quality ecotoxicological database called EnviroTox and d...
- How to identify nanomaterials
The JRC releases today a report on how to decide through measurements whether a material is a nanomaterial or not. This will foster the correct implementation of the European Commission's nanomater... - New findings reveal a need to optimise the use of phosphorus in agriculture
The first continent-wide assessment of the chemical properties of EU soils reveals high levels of phosphorus in agricultural soils. Fertiliser use has an impact on agriculture and on the environmen... - Enough biomass for a sustainable bioeconomy?
JRC data reveals a growing demand for biomass in the EU, mostly associated with rising use of bioenergy. The main use of biomass in the EU remains animal feed and bedding, reflecting consumption pa... - New database to monitor national energy use and CO2 emissions
How much of the Swedish chemical industry's energy use is from renewables and how much from fuel oil? What are the global trends in fossil fuels consumption over the last decades? The new on-lin... - Identifying new psychoactive substances
Over the years, the JRC has become a strategic partner in the international fight against new psychoactive substances, a growing concern in the European Union. The JRC has been invited this week... - Recovering critical and other raw materials from landfills and mining waste
There's untapped potential to extract the raw materials used in everyday objects like mobile phones or car batteries from mining waste and landfills in Europe, according to a new report from the JR... - Limiting industrial trans fatty acids in food to protect consumers
A new European regulation setting a legal limit for industrially-produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) came into force on 14 May. JRC's scientific work has played an important role supporting the intro... - Antibiotics in water and the risk of drug-resistant bacteria
A JRC report brings together data on antibiotic levels in water, showing that small concentrations have found their way into a range of Europe's waterbodies. Because of the threat of new drug-resis... - Getting specific about nanomaterials
The JRC just released a report clarifying the key concepts and terms used in the European Commission's nanomaterial definition. This will support stakeholders for the correct implementation of legi... - Global fossil CO2 emissions increased in 2017
Global anthropogenic fossil CO2 emissions increased by 1.2% in 2017 compared to the previous year, reaching 37.1 gigatonnes (Gt) CO2. The 0.43 GT increase corresponds to the total yearly CO2 emissi...
- Investigating effects of cattle manure on water quality
JRC scientists have started investigating how chemical substances migrate from cattle manure to water. The research aims at minimising contamination risks in the context of circular economy. JRC sc... - A new lab for the smart communities of the future
JRC's new Smart Grid Interoperability Laboratory researches and evaluates ways to achieve integration and interoperability between smart devices and systems. The lab will help to ensure that new... - Global Warming increases the risk of an extinction Domino Effect
The complex network of interdependencies between plants and animals multiplies the species at risk of extinction due to environmental change, according to a JRC study. In the case of global warm... - Cobalt - a potential bottleneck in the transition to electric mobility
The coming electric vehicle boom will significantly increase the demand for cobalt in the EU and globally. As a result, demand is expected to exceed supply already in 2020 and the EU must take step... - New test methods for plastic and rubber product safety
JRC scientists have developed new methods to measure the content and migration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from rubber and plastic items. PAHs are a group of hazardous compounds -... - New EU environmental standards for waste treatment
New emissions and efficiency standards will help national authorities to lower the environmental impact of the largest waste treatment installations in the EU, dealing with both hazardous and non-h...