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Protecting human health and the environment: A guide to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides

… substance are included, except capsule suspen- sions (CS)) INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS crocidolite polybrominated biphenyls … to as a State party – decides not to import a particular chemical or pesticide covered by the PIC procedure, other … of stocks of obsolete or unwanted pesticides. Five industrial chemicals and 22 pesticides were included on the …
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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… environment on which we rely on for many of our resources. Industrial, household or hazardous wastes left over from, for … Some examples include: (a) Mixed waste dumps which include industrial, household and agricultural wastes increase human … and prevent the illegal traffic and smuggling of toxic and chemical substances that could pose a threat to security are …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Waste management for human health and livelihood

… of solid wastes, the collection and management of industrial waste products and the management of hazardous …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… about the potential harmful health effects of some industrial substitute fibres and products proposed to replace … to those actors having a “particular interest in this chemical”. ICa and other observers were finally invited. 40 … and use of chrysotile, probably more than any other industrial product including most asbestos replacements fibre …
26 May 2026 Document

The Use of Marine Organisms in Traditional and Allopathic Medicine

… researchers to access more marine species and study their chemical composition (Munro et al.,1999). From the isolation … S. M., Ireland, C. M. (2001). Introduction to the chemical ecology of marine natural products. in: McClintock, J. B., Baker, B. J. (Eds) Marine Chemical Ecology. Bosta Racon, Fla, CRC Press. 610pp Hooper, …
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Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… 2004; Belay et al., 2015; AGENDA, 2016). Even established, industrial-scale recycling facilities can, however, cause … made to move household recycling operations to an industrial zone 1 km outside the village. The zoning was … in the characterization of the health risks posed by a chemical to a population (WHO, 2010b). An investigation of …
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