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Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… uses of PFOS are widespread and include: electric and electronic parts, fire fighting foam, photo imaging, … uses of PFOS are widespread and include: electric and electronic parts, fire fighting foam, photo imaging, … – dumps of these toxic substances. These stockpiles and waste sites have to be found, managed so that leaks and other …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Supporting document on “The POP separation process in the recycling of WEEE” (EERA)

… Guidance document for POPs The recycling process of E-Waste. The recycling process of Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is developed on the basis of this … these substances. Deca-BDE in turn has been phased out in electronic appliances with the introduction of the RoHS …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Marine plastic litter and microplastics

… automotive industry, agriculture, and for electrical and electronic components. Plastics pollution can arise at all … to the ocean floor. A less significant share of plastic waste is carried on ocean currents and can accumulate in … marine plastic litter and microplastics. The Household Waste Partnership was established under the Basel Convention, …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… Mohammed Tigani, previous consultant of UNIDO/UNEP on waste management in Africa. iii What you will find in this … 1975. EPR seeks to shift the responsibility dealing with waste from governments (and thus, taxpayers and society at … producing it. In effect, it internalizes the cost of waste disposal into the cost of the product, theoretically …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… and recycling of POP-containing applications (such as electronic equipment) are increasingly relocated to … of POP s (e.g., PCB s storage sites and other POP s waste sites). EnVirOnMenTAl FATe And lOnG-rAnGe TrAnSPOrT OF … and combustion based industries, chemical industries and electronic recycling activities, these particulates may …
21 Jun 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals

… Intentional uses of PFOS can be found in electric and electronic parts, fire fighting foam, photo imaging, … 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, …
21 Jun 2026 Document

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

… Intentional uses of PFOS can be found in electric and electronic parts, fire fighting foam, photo imaging, … 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, …
21 Jun 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals

… Intentional uses of PFOS can be found in electric and electronic parts, fire fighting foam, photo imaging, … 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, …
21 Jun 2026 Document

POPs and PIC Chemicals

… Intentional uses of PFOS can be found in electric and electronic parts, fire fighting foam, photo imaging, … 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, …
21 Jun 2026 Document

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

… use of PFOS is widespread and includes: electric and electronic parts, fire fighting foam, photo imaging, …
21 Jun 2026 Document