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This case study demonstrates how ViridisChem’s Chemical Analyzer can help identify less toxic, functionally suitable alternatives during product development, using formaldehyde replacement in textile processing to illustrate a practical approach to safer and more sustainable chemical selection.

This article highlights how ViridisChem’s AI-powered SmartSDS can rapidly generate data-rich, OSHA- and GHS-compliant Safety Data Sheets for chemicals and complex mixtures, helping suppliers and laboratories improve hazard communication, regulatory compliance, and chemical safety.

There are potential health effects of chemical ingredients found in most sunscreens. Sunscreens are photoprotective preparations applied on skin for protection against melanoma (skin cancer) and sunburn. As the ingredients of sunscreen get absorbed into the skin, FDA carried out research on absorption levels for its chemical ingredients and found that 6 out of 8 active ingredients are absorbed at an alarming rate, far beyond the threshold limit.

PFAS (Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are behind a variety of products that we use everyday that make our lives a little bit easier. But US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry studies have shown that an excess of PFAS can harm our heart, liver, reproductive, and renal systems and lead to cancer.

There are now more than 100 million chemicals, and thousands of new ones are still being introduced each year. Surprisingly, though, the toxicity is known for less than 1% of chemicals, and many times it is not comprehensive enough.

Scientists wondered for 20 years why coho salmon were dying on the U.S. West Coast, until chemists identified the toxin to blame.

Plastic has been filling landfills worldwide. Despite the efforts to sort and recycle, less than 9% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S. with most ending up in landfill or in the environment.

Recently the Hawaii Government passed their first bill in the country that will ban sunscreens that contain chemicals harmful to coral reefs, which is effective from January 1, 2021.

As the saying goes, nothing lasts forever. However, some chemicals may persist in the environment effectively for eternity, causing potential health hazards and endangering habitats.

See how ViridisChem’s Chemical Analyzer can be used to pre-screen high-risk toxic drug candidates even before you start R&D, and identify the less toxic analogs, using Chloroquine as an example.