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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… substance PBT Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl PFAS Poly- and perfluoro alkyl … regrettable substitution has taken place. More than 200 PCB substances have been replaced by thousands of congeners … a sink for long-range transboundary pollutants (LRTAPs). PCB levels are getting lower, but PCBs are still there, and …
20 May 2026 Document

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… remediate; (c) Releases of toxic substances from burning PCB- containing transformers, electrical and electronic waste …
20 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste