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

… other rodents.  Heptachlor – Primarily employed to kill soil insects and termites, heptachlor has also been used more … has been used as a broad-spectrum insecticide for seed and soil treatment, foliar applications, tree and wood treatment … – PFOS is both intentionally produced and an unintended degradation product of related anthropogenic chemicals. The …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… tonnes 145 50 10 VITAL WASTE GRAPHICS 38 Resistant to degradation, plastics are also lighter than most other … degradation processes can also be reduced, as can air, soil and water pollution linked to leaching or other gas … fruits Other agricultural uses Greenhouses Landscaping top soil mix Nurseries Land reclamation Sports turf Source: …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… such as nickel or cadmium from batteries, may contaminate soil and water systems. During an extreme weather event such … waste (e-waste) and other wastes in open dumps contaminate soil and water, which can result in human ingestion of … poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. The …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

POPs Review Committee – Listing new chemicals

… was used as a broad-spectrum insecticide for seed and soil treatment, foliar applications, tree and wood treatment … B PFOS is both intentionally produced and an unintended degradation product of related anthropogenic chemicals. The …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention

… affected by the pollution of the air, the water and the soil as a result of their contamination by toxic chemicals … it will protect our environment from possible further degradation at the hands of improperly regulated disposal of …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste