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

… that a special effort may sometimes be needed to phase out certain chemicals for specific uses and seeks to ensure … that a special effort may sometimes be needed to phase out certain chemicals for specific uses and seeks to ensure … but gives countries until 2025 to take action to phase out the use of equipment containing PCBs. The recovered PCBs …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… environmental policy issues. A carefully thought-out cost-benefit analysis of remediation options (as outlined … legislation. For developing countries, carrying out such undertaking might be impossible. They can make use … and the environment, it is vitally important to carry out a proper site investigation (Module 2), followed by …
26 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

… Use of alpha- and beta-HCH as insecticides was phased out years ago, but these chemicals have been produced as by- … to chlordecone exist and can be implemented inexpensively. Phasing out chlordecone further requires identifying and managing …
26 May 2026 Document

POPs-free initiative

… and substitutes to POPs is essential for the phase-out of production and use of POPs. Articles 9 and 10 of the … and retailers of consumer products, who have phased-out POPs, to provide information on POPs-free products, on … During COP-5, a side event on opportunities for POPs phasing-out will be held on Thursday 28 April 2011. In light …
26 May 2026 Document

Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants

… that a special effort may sometimes be needed to phase out certain chemicals for certain uses and seeks to ensure … PCBs but give countries until 2025 to take action to phase out the use of equipment containing PCBs. The recovered PCBs … of aldrin, dieldrin and heptachlor – and to carry out limited further production of chlordane, …
26 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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

… In the average mix of solid plastics wastes coming out of the WEEE recycling processes, typically 5 – 10 % … can be explained by the fact that these have been phased out since deca-BDE replaced these substances. Deca-BDE in turn has been phased out in electronic appliances with the introduction of the …
26 May 2026 Document

Main Provisions of the Stockholm Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… take place under specific restrictive conditions, as set out in paragraph 2 of Article 3. … take place under specific restrictive conditions, as set out in paragraph 2 of Article 3. … listing of chemicals, in accordance with the process set out in Article 8 and the information requirements specified …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste