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Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… fields where there are no scaring activities. In Ogun State, Nigeria, scaring costs may account for as much as 50% … during the 2012-2016 period were mostly within this range and were generally lower in the later years (Table 1), … 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Roosts Mean litres.ha -1 n, SD Range 4.79 21, 3.95 1.25 - 15 4.03 12, 2.50 1.5 - 10 4.20 10, …
25 May 2026 Document

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

… organic pollutants act as powerful pesticides or serve a range of industrial purposes. Some POPs are also released as … organic pollutants act as powerful pesticides or serve a range of industrial purposes. Some POPs are also released as … control termites and as a broad-spectrum insecticide on a range of agricultural crops.  Chloredecone – A synthetic …
25 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… feasible flame retardant shall, at most, fulfil the whole range of physical, mechanical, health and environmental … of some of its components, is likely, as a result of long-range environmental transport and demonstrated toxicity in a … ether (CAS RN- 32534- 81-9) proposed by Member State Rapporteur UK”. Frost & Sullivan (2007), at …
25 May 2026 Document

POPs-free initiative

… by industry and professional users, and through a broad range of different means of communication. POPs-free …
25 May 2026 Document