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The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties

… for control of head lice and scabies as second line treatment Pentachlorobenzene ●▲■ A and C Production: None … Alpha- and beta-HCH are highly persistent in water in colder regions and may bioaccumulate and biomagnify … or as the sodium salt of PCP, which dissolves easily in water. POPs characteristics PCP is detected in the blood, …
22 Jun 2026 Document

PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… or solids and are colorless to light yellow. PCB have low water solubility and low vapor pressures at room temperature, … In addition, PCB undergo long-range transport through air, water and migratory species. They travel across international … usage, import, export, storage and waste handling and treatment. It should also include the entities responsible …
22 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with mercury or mercury compounds

… معالجة الزئبق في التربة والنفايات والماء، Treatment Technologies for Mercury in Soil, Waste, and Water، وكالة حماية البيئة (2007ب) ‘‘. (ب) التخلص في مدافن … “Treatment Technologies for Mercury in Soil, Waste, and Water”، (United States EPA, 2007b).( ) وتُتاح معلومات عن …
22 Jun 2026 Document

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, firefighting … cleaning liquids, house dust, microwave popcorn bags, water, food, and Teflon. Unintentional formation of PFOA is …
22 Jun 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals

… properties, surface resistance/repellency to oil, water, grease or soil. PFOS is both intentionally produced … 3. US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water. Health Effects Support Document for … fluorinated polymers, are used as surfactants and surface treatment agents in textiles, paper and paints, firefighting …
22 Jun 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals - Decabromodiphenyl ether (Commercial mixture, c-decaBDE)

… properties, surface resistance/repellency to oil, water, grease or soil. PFOS is both intentionally produced … 3. US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water. Health Effects Support Document for … fluorinated polymers, are used as surfactants and surface treatment agents in textiles, paper and paints, firefighting …
22 Jun 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals

… 3. US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water. Health Effects Support Document for … properties, surface resistance/repellency to oil, water, grease or soil. PFOS is both intentionally produced … fluorinated polymers, are used as surfactants and surface treatment agents in textiles, paper and paints, firefighting …
22 Jun 2026 Document

POPs and PIC Chemicals

… 3. US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water. Health Effects Support Document for … properties, surface resistance/repellency to oil, water, grease or soil. PFOS is both intentionally produced … fluorinated polymers, are used as surfactants and surface treatment agents in textiles, paper and paints, firefighting …
22 Jun 2026 Document

Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

… Fluorinated surfactants: synthesis, properties, effluent treatment. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 114: 149–156.. (�) … phosphoric acid diesters, in human sera, wastewater treatment plant sludge, and paper fibers. Environmental …
22 Jun 2026 Document

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 …
22 Jun 2026 Document