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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… of synthetic organic chemicals, characterized by multiple carbon-chlorine bonds, high chemical stability and high … POPs sources, e.g., near underground or above-ground storage tanks. Stage 2 focuses on probable contaminated areas … PCA pentachloroethane, HCBD, HCB, PeCB, dioxin, HCH, PCE, carbon tetrachloride and chloroform. A health risk assessment …
Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… the ocean is on the rise and there is still no acceptable “storage or disposal option” for processing of … such as short-lived climate pollutants including black carbon and ground- The main sources of outdoor air pollution … of plant biomass, altered climate regulation through carbon sequestration, altered nutrient cycling, changes in …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… including payments for ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration; water conservation for preventing … Biological Diversity and, in terms of significance of soil carbon sequestration, the Framework Convention on Climate … ecosystem resilience and health, including carbon storage and restoring 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems.86 …