About EcoScan

What This Resource Covers

EcoScan is a factual reference focused on three interconnected areas: the chemical composition of household cleaning products sold in Czech Republic, the European certification frameworks that assess environmental credentials, and the measurable effects of cleaning-product-derived compounds on Czech waterways.

The content on this site draws on publicly available regulatory documents (EU Commission Decisions, ECHA substance evaluations, Regulation texts), Czech-language environmental monitoring publications from CHMI and CENIA, and peer-reviewed literature on surfactant environmental chemistry. Where data is uncertain or contested, this is noted explicitly.

EcoScan does not evaluate, rank, or endorse specific brands or products. The analysis describes regulatory criteria, measurement data, and chemical properties — not purchasing recommendations.

Editorial Standards

All factual claims are referenced to primary sources: EU Official Journal publications, ECHA dossiers, CHMI monitoring reports, or peer-reviewed journal articles. Secondary sources (trade press, manufacturer claims) are identified as such. Regulatory citations include the full document reference (Regulation number, Commission Decision number, or Directive article) so readers can locate the original text.

Content is updated when underlying data changes — typically when a new Commission Decision revises Ecolabel criteria, when CHMI publishes updated monitoring data, or when ECHA completes a substance evaluation that changes the regulatory status of a compound used in cleaning products. The publication date shown on each article reflects the most recent substantive revision.

For questions about content accuracy or to flag a factual error, use the contact form.