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

… CONVENTION TECHNICAL GUIDELINES ON HAZARDOUS WASTE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT Basel Convention on … waste stream. Often applied to gaseous discharges from industrial and other processes for the separation and removal … for large volume flows with very low solid levels. Most industrial applications use pressure feed to force the liquid …
26 May 2026 Document

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

… pollutants act as powerful pesticides or serve a range of industrial purposes. Some POPs are also released as unintended by-products of combustion and industrial processes. While the risk level varies from POP to … against freezing temperatures. Consequently, the chemical contamination builds to higher levels in these …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1 . Coordination of chemical issues through an inter-institutional body in Costa … United Nations Environment Programme UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Programme UNODC United Nations Office … on sound management of asbestos and the development of industrial chemicals management schemes in general . The …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… environment on which we rely on for many of our resources. Industrial, household or hazardous wastes left over from, for … Some examples include: (a) Mixed waste dumps which include industrial, household and agricultural wastes increase human … and prevent the illegal traffic and smuggling of toxic and chemical substances that could pose a threat to security are …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Waste management for human health and livelihood

… of solid wastes, the collection and management of industrial waste products and the management of hazardous …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… that the level of development and well-being in wealthy industrial countries has been achieved largely through highly … information and awareness 3. Reduce emissions from major industrial and manufacturing sources 4. Adopt and enforce … (PRTRs) to measure progress and provide baseline data on chemical emissions 37. Provide reliable and effective …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)

… oil-water mixtures and emulsions. These arising from industrial and non industrial sources where they have been used for lubricating, … in petroleum base oils, but they are synthesised using chemical processes in which basic carbon and hydrogen …
26 May 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)

… (Rotary Kiln)……………………………………………. 7 Co-Incineration in Industrial Facilities…………………………………………………. 9 Control of … process. 4. These technical guidelines refer to both industrial and hazardous wastes. According to its origin, … of the waste is further governed by its physical/chemical properties, combustion air, temperature, residence …
26 May 2026 Document

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

… design and barrier technologies (intumescent systems). Chemical flame retardants are either additive or reactive. … (PVC) Cable sheets Wires, cables, floor mats, industrial sheets Polyurethane (PUR) Cushioning materials, … Supresta, 2008) Albemarle Corporation Ameribrom, Inc. (ICL Industrial Products) Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (now …
26 May 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… These will allow for improvement in the chemical and biochemical degradation of the wastes leading to … produced at the source by installing modifications to the industrial process producing the waste or reduction in volume … concern; • micro-organisms. All household waste and most industrial waste will give rise to leachate. Leachate …
26 May 2026 Document