Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Report articles |
| DOI | 10.48485/pik.2025.017 |
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| Title (Primary) | Introduction of novel entitites |
| Title (Secondary) | Planetary Health Check 2025: A scientific assessment of the state of the planet |
| Author | Schmidt, C.; Kühnel, D.
; Jahnke, A.
; Wendt-Potthoff, K.
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| Year | 2025 |
| Department | SEEFO; HDG; ETOX |
| Page From | 122 |
| Page To | 125 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T9 Healthy Planet T5 Future Landscapes |
| Abstract | Novel entities comprise human-made chemicals, naturally occurring chemicals that are mobilized by humans, human-made particles like plastics and human-modified life forms. Produced and released in myriad forms and huge quantities, they can interact and accumulate in ways that threaten Earth-system processes. For example, many harmful chemicals (such as banned pollutants and plastics) are still widespread globally, accumulating in animals like marine mammals and causing adverse effects on wildlife and humans. However, our understanding of planetary scale exposure and impacts is still fragmented due to the amount and tremendous diversity of novel entities. To track this planetary risk, we use a practical proxy: the proportion of novel entities that undergo rigorous safety assessment before widespread use. That share is currently low, and on this basis the Planetary Boundary for Introduction of Novel Entities is considered transgressed – the creation of new substances far outpaces our capacity to evaluate them. Future assessments may incorporate additional metrics, such as production volume, environmental release, and mixture effects, to refine our understanding of this planetary risk. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=31881 |
| Schmidt, C., Kühnel, D., Jahnke, A., Wendt-Potthoff, K. (2025): Introduction of novel entitites Planetary Health Check 2025: A scientific assessment of the state of the planet Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V. (PIK) / Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research e.V., Potsdam, p. 122 - 125 10.48485/pik.2025.017 |
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