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POPs Chemicals

… ether (DecaBDE) has been mainly used as an additive flame retardant combining with the material where it is used to … softeners in plastics, paints, coatings and sealants, as flame retardants in rubber, plastics and textiles as well as …
20 Aug 2026 Document

Marine plastic litter and microplastics

… substances including POPs, e.g. some plasticizers and flame retardants which may be slowly released into the sea. … POPs, including those which have been used as additives, flame retardants or plasticizers in plastics such as: • …
20 Aug 2026 Document

E-waste Inspection and Enforcement Manual - Developed in the framework of the SBC E-waste Africa project

… for Training and Technology Transfer; BFR Brominated Flame Retardant; CA Competent Authority; CFC Chlorofluorocarbon; … substances such as lead, cadmium, mercury or bro- minated flame retardants. On the other hand, e-waste is also a …
20 Aug 2026 Document

POPs and PIC Chemicals

… ether (DecaBDE) has been mainly used as an additive flame retardant combining with the material where it is used to … softeners in plastics, paints, coatings and sealants, as flame retardants in rubber, plastics and textiles as well as …
20 Aug 2026 Document

Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with hexabromocyclododecane

… Action Plan . Available from: www.epa.gov . EPA, 2014. Flame Retardant Alternatives for Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) … 1,, pp. 65-73. Kajiwara, N. et al 2009. “Determination of flame-retardant hexabromocyclododecane diastereomers in …
20 Aug 2026 Document

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… to soften the product, colouring agents, UV-resistance and flame-retardation, an important property for applications in … more flexible, resist UV-degradation, add colour or impart flame retarda- tion (Table 4.1). A comprehensive guide to the … Plasticizer in PVC HBCD Hexabromocyclododecane Flame retardant in durable goods PBDEs Polybrominated diphenyl …
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POPs Chemicals & PIC Industrial Chemicals - Short-chain chlorinated paraffins

… softeners in plastics, paints, coatings and sealants, as flame retardants in rubber, plastics and textiles as well as …
20 Aug 2026 Document

PIC Chemicals An Introduction to the Chemicals Listed in the Rotterdam Convention that are Subject to the Iinternational Legally-binding Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure

… chemical was produced in the early 1970’s for use as a flame-retardant additive for syn- thetic textiles and plastics, …
20 Aug 2026 Document

Marine plastic litter and microplastics

… POPs, including those which have been used as additives, flame retardants or plasticizers in plastics. Plastics can …
20 Aug 2026 Document

GEO yearbook 2003

… among the most exposed to POPs in the world. Brominated flame retardants (such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers or … future (AMAP 2004). The discovery and analysis of these flame retardants in the environment is relatively new. Data … show that levels of the most predominant brominated flame retardant (BDE47) increased 6.5 times in beluga whales in the …
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