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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… 9. Avoiding upstream use of persistent and hazardous chemicals is … NOTES Non-toxic Environment Strategy ODS Ozone-depleting substance PBT Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic PCB … 50 years, in the environment and in the workplace, but hazardous chemicals continue to affect the long-term human …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… F. Regulation of hazardous substances, wastes and activities … 17 Draft articles on prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, in Yearbook of the International Law … articles on the prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, in Yearbook of the International Law …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… F. Regulation of hazardous substances, wastes and activities … 17 Draft articles on prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, in Yearbook of the International Law … articles on the prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, in Yearbook of the International Law …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… substances, persistent organic pollutants, certain hazardous industrial chemicals and pesticides in international trade, of hazardous and household waste, and more recently mercury, … and the transition to safer alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides (Watts 2015). Significant progress has …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Judicial handbook on environmental law

… 124 15.3 International Law 124 Chapter 16. Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Waste 127 16.1 Introduction 127 16.2 Chemicals 127 16.3 Solid and Hazardous Waste 128 16.4 National Law, Waste and the Courts … or at least reducing the input of each polluting substance, noting its origin and geographic target. …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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

… Control of the Trans- boundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa; adopted in 1991; entered into … movements to States not listed in Annex VII of hazardous wastes covered by the Convention that are intended … so-called ‘persistent, bio-accumulative toxins’ (PBTs). Substance Occurrence in e-waste Halogenated compounds: - PCB …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on hazardous and other wastes. It aims to protect human health … management, transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous and other wastes. www.basel.int The Geneva-based …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… Along the Inland International Boundary by Discharges of Hazardous Substances [San Diego, 18 July 1985] … measures to prevent, control and reduce the release of hazardous substances into the aquatic environment and to … for co-operation between the Riparian Parties; 6. "Hazardous substances" means substances which are toxic, …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… in the orchestra of issues our world faces. Chemicals and hazardous waste rarely rate a mention on the political … develop medicines and produce consumer goods can be hazardous to human health over the long term, accumulating in … chain. Access to essential information: when a chemical or substance is subject to a legislative restriction somewhere …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… measures for mer- cury waste but manage it as part of hazardous waste. The challenge of separate collection of … management as taking all practical steps to ensure that hazardous waste is managed to protect human health and the … waste disposal facilities, es- tablishment of hazardous substance handling facilities, and recovery or incineration …
18 Jun 2026 Document