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Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… ground-level ozone, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and, most recently, particulate matter. This … 99 Section VII Protocol on Heavy Metals, done at Aarhus, Denmark, on 24 June 1998 (as … recognized by several countries. 27. For the degreasing of metal surfaces, alternative solutions are water-based …
26 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… known as the Minamata disease. Mercury is a highly toxic heavy metal which poses a global threat to human health and the …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… rivers. Examples of pollutants are agricultural chemicals, heavy metals and nuclear waste. Once in the marine …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

… rivers. Examples of pollutants are agricultural chemicals, heavy metals and nuclear waste. Once in the marine …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… gold mine that released high levels of sodium cyanide and heavy metals, relying on the Rio Declaration on Environment … since the end of the 19th century). In the 1970s, heavy nutrient discharge and 88 pollution into the Black Sea …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… the high content of pesticides and nitrates resulting from heavy irrigation. Despite its agricultural base, State A is … depends on the watercourses flora and fauna, will incur heavy losses. Hence, state B claims that state A is not … water quality, with major pollutants, such as nutrients, heavy metals, nitrogen, organic compounds, suspended …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Reduction of Sulphur Emissions; n the 1998 Protocol on Heavy Metals; n the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic … on all goods imported in containers of plastic, glass, metal, or paperboard, in addition to empty containers … (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heavy metals from stationary sources in the …
26 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

… layer of engine emissions from high-altitude aircraft, heavy rockets and space shuttles; To undertake efforts to … of the Parties decided in decision XVI/5: Noting the heavy workload faced by the Methyl Bromide Technical Options … filter test) 2.2 Extraction – Pesticide and heavy metal detection (e.g. in food) – Oil mist analysis – Colour …
26 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere