Fact sheet on the SDGs: Hazardous chemicals (2017)

The improper management of hazardous chemicals and waste can lead to acute and chronic effects on health, for both present and future generations. Exposure to toxic environmental agents occurs via air, water and food, but also through consumer products and at work. Children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable, and yet one third of European countries have no strategies in place to protect vulnerable population groups from the negative impacts of chemicals. This fact sheet includes facts and figures, outlines the challenges, charts indicators of progress and shares commitments made by Member States to tackle this issue.