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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… pentachlorobenzene (PeCB), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB s) (see footnotes 1-3). While some chemicals are grouped … pentachlorobenzene (PeCB)*, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB s). 3 hexachlorobenzene (HCB), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB)*, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB s) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and …
20 May 2026 Document

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… data No data No data No data No data No data Most of the PCB congeners in pure form are colourless, odourless crystals. Commercial PCB mixtures are clear viscous liquids. Viscosity ofmixtures … Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) was a major user of PCB-containing transformer oil between 1921 and 1989. The …
20 May 2026 Document

Technical guidelines: General technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants

… on PCBs · Environmental protection for the management of PCB prohibiting the production, importation and use as well … CONAMA, N° 313/2002 · Provides for an inventory of PCB stocks and industrial wastes Brazil Resolution CONAMA, N° … levels for POPs in effluents discharged to water. Canada PCB Regulations · Restrict the manufacture, import, export …
20 May 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

… ●Heptachlor ●/▲Hexachlorobenzene ●Mirex ●Toxaphene ▲PCB Annex B (Restriction) ●DDT Annex C (Unintentional … dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans ■Hexachlorobenzene ■PCB 8 Chemical Annex Specific exemptions/ acceptable purposes … organisms. Use and production Previously, PeCB was used in PCB products, in dyestuff carriers, as a fungicide and a …
20 May 2026 Document

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

… goods. / Pentachlorobenzene – Previously used in PCB products, in dyestuff carriers, as a fungicide and a … goods. / Pentachlorobenzene – Previously used in PCB products, in dyestuff carriers, as a fungicide and a … It grants them another three years to ensure that such PCB oils and contaminated equipment are managed in an …
20 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Marine plastic litter and microplastics

… into the sea. Plastics can also adsorb POPs such as PCB, DDT and dioxins and these are frequently detected in …
20 May 2026 Document