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Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
… as of August 2010: Annex A (Elimination) Aldrin – A pesticide applied to soils to kill termites, grasshoppers, … related to mirex. It was mainly used as an agricultural pesticide starting the 1950s. Dieldrin – Used principally … PCBs. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) – In addition to being a pesticide, it is also released as a by-product during the …
Overview of the Rotterdam Convention
… reasons by participating Parties. Severely hazardous pesticide formulations that present a hazard under the … of industrial chemicals, pesticides and severely hazardous pesticide formulations which are subject to the Prior … a chemical, or one Party proposes a severely hazardous pesticide formulation. The Chemical Review Committee reviews …
Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… Network (http://www.estis.net/communities/cien/), the Pesticide Stock Management System of the Food and Agriculture … including work groups on the following topics: ■■ Pesticide management plans ■■ Mercury ■■ Used oils or … restricted chemicals and proposals for severely hazardous pesticide formulations, received from Parties in at least two …
Main Provisions of the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… health or environmental problems with a severely hazardous pesticide formulation (SHPF) under the conditions of use in … or severely restricted chemical or a severely hazardous pesticide formulation meets the relevant information …