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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

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

Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… that could replace fenthion is cyanophos, but this chemical is also highly toxic to non-target organisms, … 1.2. Background The Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea is restricted to Africa where it occurs in semi-arid areas, … from Ethiopia to southern Tanzania and Q. q. lathamii is restricted to southern Africa (see Cheke 2014 for a recent …
26 May 2026 Document