By Solvita Kostjukova, Julija Karasa, Karlis Kostjukovs, Juris Kostjukovs and Davids Stebelis, Alina, Latvia. Nowadays one of the main focuses of the Europe legislation is to reduce environmental pollution from toxic substances and to improve human health and wellbeing. This trend has a direct impact on the paint and coatings industry. For example, the ECHA plans to approve restrictions on the use of methylisothiazolinone (MIT), a chemical compound that protects coating products during storage. Use will be restricted from the currently permitted level of 1000 ppm to 15 ...