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

… 2013. Best practice for the End-of-Life - EoL management of Polystyrene Foams in Building & Construction. … Polystyrene (EUMEPS), 2011. EUMEPS 2011. Post-Consumer EPS Waste Generation and Management in European Countries 2009. … 2006. Reference Document Best Available Techniques for Waste Incineration. Available from: …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… sound interim storage of mercury other than waste mercury (Article 10) Measures shall be taken by Parties … relevant definitions of the Basel Convention applies to waste covered under the Minamata Convention for Parties to … Convention. Parties should ensure environmentally sound management of mercury wastes, taking into account the …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… sediments. Other intentional-use release sectors include waste from consumer products (including metal recycling), the … of the lifecycle of mercury, from mining to storage and waste management, including a phase-out of primary mercury mining. … Chemicals and Waste
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

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

… Ireland Michael Scoullos, European Environment Agency, Management Board Urban Boije af Gennäs, DG ENV, European … vision on future sound management of chemicals and waste linked to the broader international policy agenda, … step in the life cycle of a chemical – manufacture, use, waste production and management — emissions to the …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… by the United Nations Environment Programme on Safe Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries, held in Osaka, Japan, … bodies and other surfaces, including in gardens and homes. Waste materials from lead processing can, if not treated and … the sulfuric acid electrolyte • treatment and disposal of waste The batteries are mechanically or manually broken up to …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea (8%) and off-shore activity (1%). Land-based … the operation of a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take … uses conflict with and undermine each other. For example, waste disposal has undermined fishing and recreation in some …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

POPs Chemicals

… fluids, leather, paper and textiles. Reference 1. Risk management evaluation on perfluorooctane sulfonate. Stockholm … compounds are released into the air, water, soil and solid waste, and degrade to PFOA in the environment and in … firefighting foams. PFOA has been detected in industrial waste, stain resistant carpets, carpet cleaning liquids, …
17 Jun 2026 Document

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

… fluids, leather, paper and textiles. Reference 1. Risk management evaluation on perfluorooctane sulfonate. Stockholm … compounds are released into the air, water, soil and solid waste, and degrade to PFOA in the environment and in … firefighting foams. PFOA has been detected in industrial waste, stain resistant carpets, carpet cleaning liquids, …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Candidate POPs - Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

… compounds are released into the air, water, soil and solid waste, and degrade to PFOA in the environment and in … firefighting foams. PFOA has been detected in industrial waste, stain resistant carpets, carpet cleaning liquids, … facilities at moderate temperatures. Reference 1. Risk management evaluation on pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases

… den Berg et al. Malar J (2017) 16:401 strengthen the sound management of DDT through its ‘life cycle’ stages [5]. A … available for a global assessment of obsolete stocks and waste of DDT or amounts that were sent for environmentally … the assessment and reporting on obsolete stocks, waste and disposal of DDT should be improved. Similarly, the …
17 Jun 2026 Document