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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2026

Challenges and Initiatives to Operationalize the Planetary Boundaries for Novel Entities.

Mathijs Smit, Maryam Zare Jeddi, Johannes Tolls, Claire Terry, Peter Fantke

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities: Time for a Reboot.Environmental science & technology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mathijs SmitShell Global Solutions International BV, Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR The Hague, The Netherlands.
Maryam Zare JeddiShell Global Solutions International BV, Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR The Hague, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9505-812X
Johannes TollsHenkel AG & CoKGaA, 40589 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Claire TerryCorteva Agriscience, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland.
Peter Fantkesubstitute ApS, Graaspurvevej 55, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7148-6982

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The planetary boundaries framework offers a science-based perspective on maintaining Earth system stability and safeguarding human well-being. For novel entities, however, monitoring and governance remain fragmented, with no quantitative boundary being defined or operationalized yet due to the high variation and diversity of substance emissions, exposure, and effects. Here, we synthesize progress and key implementation gaps in defining and applying a planetary boundary for novel entities. We propose an action-based framework that embeds DPSIR (Drivers-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses) within iterative PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycles and leverages chemical footprint approaches to derive policy-relevant metrics and control variables. This framework aims to translate the planetary boundary for novel entities from an abstract early warning concept into an actionable tool for guiding global chemicals management within a safe and just operating space.

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Earth, PlanetEnvironmental MonitoringChemical footprintChemical pollutionDPSIR frameworkEarth system boundariesSafe-and-just transitionZero pollution

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PMID41921100
PMCPMC13085515

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