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… way chemicals are managed from their design to production, use and disposal. In this issue of Our Planet, distinguished … instance, in The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, an ambitious nationwide programme … are now 161 such standards, including for 124 types of water pollutants and 120 types of air pollutants. Cleaner …

… the sustainable development. Did you know? According to UN Water, more than 40 per cent of the world’s population live … elements for consideration in improved sanitation (UN Water, Press Release January 1, 2008) 8. The theme of Waste … and hygiene; and indoor air pollution due to solid fuel use for cooking. Around the world, children under five are …

… of the 20th Century, before the invention and widespread use in agriculture and industry of thousands of synthetic … and travel long distances through the air and through water; and 4) They accumulate in fatty tissue. This is a … seldom if ever seen in belugas living in less polluted water. POPs have also been linked to stunted repro- ductive …

… of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical … the large-scale monitoring of soil, sediment and surface water will be included in a new version of the GENASIS … the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions Training on water sampling techniques in Côte d’Ivoire. 29 Synergies …

… measures to reduce and where feasible eliminate mercury use and releases to air, water and land; c. a National Implementation Plan (NIP) for …

… For environmental occupational health safe and responsible use When anti-asbestos groups are saying that any asbestos … by the anti-asbestos lobbies to obtain a global ban on the use of chrysotile fibre. a number of interests have … up to 1.5 billion humans do not have access to potable water and 2.5 billion have no access to basic hygienic …