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GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)
… and partly due to the dilution of combustible gases by the water formed as a result of dehydroxylation. Alumina, which … 200 °C, has shown to form a heat-insulating barrier on the surface that prevents further fire propagation of the matrix … can be reduced with a correct choice of particle size, surface modification and proper dispersion in the matrix …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… Our seas and oceans cover about 70% of the earth’s surface and play important functions in maintaining and … is the Baltic Sea, which is the largest body of brackish water in the world and contains many unique habitats that … islands or installations for producing energy from the water, currents or winds. Another use of the marine …
Candidate POPs - Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds
… PFOA-related compounds are released into the air, water, soil and solid waste, and degrade to PFOA in the … fluorinated polymers, are used as surfactants and surface treatment agents in textiles, paper and paints, … cleaning liquids, house dust, microwave popcorn bags, water, food, and Teflon. Unintentional formation of PFOA is …