Search results
11 Results
Sorted by relevance
Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee
… Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee March 2018 Rotterdam Convention on … and Pesticides in International Trade Preface 1. The Chemical Review Committee has adopted several papers on …
Guidance for drafters of risk profiles on consideration of toxicological interactions when evaluating chemicals proposed for listing - Qualitative literature-based approach to assessing mixture toxicity under Annex E
… multiple components from a range of sources with different chemical structures and modes of action. However, … underestimation of risk, as exposure to multi-component chemical mixtures occurs more often than exposure to … the same organism may add to the hazard posed by a given chemical being reviewed for persistent organic pollutant …
Global Mercury Assessment
… its profound effects on many aspects of the movement and chemical transformations of mercury in the environment. For … and other observations as well as current understanding of chemical transformations and other processes that determine … bromine-containing compounds are the cause of the photo-chemical reactions that deplete ozone and mercury. During …
Bridging information
… Introduction The purpose of this paper is to assist the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) in judging the acceptability … accordance with Article 5 of the Rotterdam Convention, the Chemical Review Committee must establish whether criteria b … sort of information that will need to be considered by the Chemical Review Committee in determining that the conditions …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… of increasing human dependence on organic chemicals. The chemical burdens, partly highlighted by persistent organic … (POPs) and other products and by-products of the emergent "chemical society," have become potent sources of … and health hazards. The increasing presence of toxic chemical substances and wastes in production and consumption …
Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017
… to those actors having a “particular interest in this chemical”. ICa and other observers were finally invited. 40 … Parties was unable to reach consensus on the listing of a chemical by identifying the reasons for and against listing … listing of chemicals, redefining the role of the Chemical Review Committee, delays in providing information to …