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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

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

POPs-free initiative

26 May 2026 Document

Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

… [supply date] Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and related chemical products. …
26 May 2026 Document

Common Ozone-Depleting Substances and Some Alternatives

… fire extinguishers 1.1 1,380 Methyl chloroform (CHCl3) Industrial solvent for cleaning, inks, correction fluid 0.1 … (ODP) is the ratio of the impact on ozone caused by a chemical compared to the impact of a similar mass of CFC-11. …
26 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere