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Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

… (�) Alternative CAS name: 1-Octanesulfonamide, N,N'- … foam]. TA-2139.. (�) Buser, A., Morf, L. 2009. Substance flow analysis of PFOS and PFOA in Switzerland. …
17 Jun 2026 Document

GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)

… November 2007, Norway was commissioned to issue a guide of alternative flame retardants to c-PentaBDE. The Norwegian … ................................................ 12 5. Alternative flame retardants and alternative technical … would strengthen the case for the use of the particular substance for any specific market. The Index of Flame …
17 Jun 2026 Document

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

… allow recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses of POPs, and it prohibits their improper … allow recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses of POPs, and it prohibits their improper … programmes, train specialists, and develop and disseminate alternative chemicals and solutions. The idea is to create a …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)

… recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses (each assigned a “D” number), and section B … Adverse Factors Production of dust, which with a hazardous substance could pose serious control and containment … expensive, but may still be attractive in relation to the alternative of incineration and purchase of new transformer …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… NIP National Implementation Plan ODS Ozone-Depleting Substance OEWG Open-ended Working Group OPCW Organization for … a Technical Secretariat for the Coordination of Chemical Substance Management that involves stakeholders from all … has understood the importance of integrated chemical substance management several years ago . The commitments …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… can be developed around research and development of alternative products, new product designs and sustainable … and conversion to other products • Innovations in alternative materials • Ocean cleanup (for example with long … which smaller countries or islands would not have • Alternative materials may not be possible to scale up, also …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… part of a stream at the end of the treatment process. A substance, preparation or component is identifiable if it can … use of POPs in new products and materials and as legacy substance in used material. Priority is to stop the …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)

… can provide a cost-effective and a technically acceptable alternative to the disposal of 9 hazardous wastes in …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… of such natural resources, lacking the means to find alternative sources to maintain their livelihoods. In …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… waste disposal facilities, es- tablishment of hazardous substance handling facilities, and recovery or incineration …
17 Jun 2026 Document