Division of Chemistry and the Environment

Mission

The overall aim of the EuCheMS DCE is to promote and support the co-operation about chemistry and the environment issues between the European chemical societies and their members. Activities of how to achieve this aim, are:

- to represent EuCheMS in matters concerning chemistry and the environment;

- to contribute to the advancement of environmental chemistry and chemistry and the environment in the countries of the national member societies of EuCheMS;

- to promote and support the co-operation about chemistry and the environment issues between the national chemical societies in Europe and their members;

- to identify important areas in science, technology and other human activities relevant to chemistry and the environment, and to stimulate actions in such fields;

- to address aspects of importance in or to chemistry and the environment, which need regulation, harmonisation, standardisation or codification, and to make recommendations as appropriate;

- to promote and support the sound application of chemistry for assessing and solving environmental issues.