IPCHEM (Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring) is the European Commission’s platform for searching, accessing and retrieving data and metadata on chemical monitoring.
Data are measured in various media (the environment, food and feed, human beings, consumer products and indoor air). They are collected and owned by Commission departments, European agencies, national authorities and national and EU-funded research projects.
The platform is designed to help policymakers and scientists:
- identify areas where people and the environment are exposed to high levels of chemical pollution
- detect potential sources of pollution.
The app enables users to produce a visualisation of trends over time. This can help them understand whether contamination is caused by chemicals currently in use, or whether it may be the result of chemicals used over a period of time in the past.
The app is available in English.