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

… before the invention and widespread use in agriculture and industry of thousands of synthetic chemicals. Those of us … before the invention and widespread use in agriculture and industry of thousands of synthetic chemicals. Those of us … biphenyls (PCBs) – These compounds are employed in industry as heat exchange fluids, in electric transformers …
16 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… (2008) 11 Investigations through direct contacts with industry and studies of relevant sources of information on … pipes for insulation. Paints/lacquers Coatings Marine and industry lacquers for protection of containers Textiles … Besides Europe, Japan and North America, the bromine industry has worldwide representation. Despite direct …
16 Jun 2026 Document

Common Ozone-Depleting Substances and Some Alternatives

16 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

POPs-free initiative

… Stockholm Convention call for such exchange, including by industry and professional users, and through a broad range of …
16 Jun 2026 Document

Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

… Estimation of emissions and exposures to PFOS used in industry. A PFOS use inventory in metal plating and fire … Takashi Fukushima, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, at the national workshop on nine new persistent …
16 Jun 2026 Document