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Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
… as of August 2010: Annex A (Elimination) Aldrin – A pesticide applied to soils to kill termites, grasshoppers, … related to mirex. It was mainly used as an agricultural pesticide starting the 1950s. Dieldrin – Used principally … PCBs. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) – In addition to being a pesticide, it is also released as a by-product during the …
Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants
… anti- cipated or intended. The first 12 POPs Aldrin – A pesticide applied to soils to kill termites, grasshoppers, … to be used as an intermediate in the produc- tion of the pesticide dicofol in countries that have registered for this … hexachlorobenzene (HCB), which is also used as a pesticide and can be a byproduct of pesticide manufacture, …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… levels are available for all POPs belonging to the pesticide category, and data on polychlorinated biphenyls are … 150°C oven for 15 hours after rising with organic solvent (pesticide grade acetone). The foil was labelled, sealed, … – Groundwater Quality Criterion for Mirex (a POP pesticide) Based on Human Health Concerns From Table 3.4, …
The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… website: (http://chm.pops.int/tabid/3486/Default.aspx) 6 Pesticide ■ ● Acceptable purposes and specific exemptions for … properties Chlordecone is chemically related to Mirex, a pesticide listed in Annex A of the Convention. POPs … organic compound, which was mainly used as an agricultural pesticide. It was first produced in 1951 and commercially …
Technical guidelines: General technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants
… . FAO, 1996. Pesticide Storage and Stock Control Manual. Pesticide Disposal Series No.3. Available from: … 2000. Assessing Soil Contamination: A Reference Manual. Pesticide Disposal Series No. 8. Available from: …