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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 … No. 9 Basel Convention Technical Guidelines on Physico-Chemical Treatment/Biological Treatment Basel Convention … require some oversight and supervision. 11 Adverse Factors Restricted to areas where items have suitable differentiating …
26 May 2026 Document

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

… against freezing temperatures. Consequently, the chemical contamination builds to higher levels in these … obvious early on and they have been banned or severely restricted in many countries for years or even decades. … obvious early on and they have been banned or severely restricted in many countries for years or even decades. …
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 … Convention were classified and listed as prohibited or restricted substances and prior notifications were requested … of final regulatory actions of banned or severely restricted chemicals and proposals for severely hazardous …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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. … substances. From 1st of July 2006, c- PentaBDE was restricted in electrical and electronic appliances through … and commercial Pentabromdiphenylether is restricted in all applications in Europe. The use of …
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 … of drummed and liquid wastes which may or may not be restricted to portions of the landfill area. In the case of … associated with a site, since site access is usually restricted to a point where exposures are rather infrequent. …
26 May 2026 Document

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… it is exposed to solar UVB radiation from the sun, chemical interaction with saltwater, wave energy, and other … coordinated. The data collected from the clean- ups are restricted to a few locations and should be expanded. … has provisions for designating specific marine areas as a restricted area to facilitate the preservation and …
26 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… mercury per year from waste, mainly for the needs of the chemical and electric industries of Russia. Between 1992 and …
26 May 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)

… of the waste is further governed by its physical/chemical properties, combustion air, temperature, residence time and mixing. Important chemical/physical properties of a fuel which affect its … and reinforce the carcinogenetic properties of other chemical substances. 12 solidification and now some modern …
26 May 2026 Document

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… (PRTRs) to measure progress and provide baseline data on chemical emissions 37. Provide reliable and effective … to be effective. Examples of work to combat pollution are chemical leasing, RECP assessments, SCP strategies, etc. …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… in petroleum base oils, but they are synthesised using chemical processes in which basic carbon and hydrogen … lead) and impurities due to physical contamination and chemical reactions occurring during its use. Contamination of … oils by use of an appropriate selection of physical and chemical methods of treatment. 9. Reprocessing usually …
26 May 2026 Document