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Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention

… is burnt, releasing polyvinyl chloride and brominated flame retardants into the environment. This process puts …
16 Aug 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… inks Plasticizer For insulation, for resistances to flame or mixed to adhesives, varnish, wax, and asphalt … components, pesticide extenders, cutting oils, reactive flame retardants, lubricating oils, hydraulic fluids, and … ceiling coverings, electrical cable insulation, as a flame retardant in wall paints, varnishes, adhesives and in …
16 Aug 2026 Document

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

… for a sustainable future Abbreviations BFR Brominated flame retardant CFC Chlorofluorocarbon CLP Classification and … A, the herbicides atrazine and glyphosate, and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). She concluded that our disagreements …
16 Aug 2026 Document

The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… methylphosphonate (DMMP). DMMP is used directly as a flame retardant for fabrics (such as those used to make seat … as follows: * Trimethyl phosphite (TMP). TMP is used as a flame retardant in some plastic and rubber products. It is …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a major family of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) which are lipophilic, persistent, and … fauna and humans. Since the end of the 1990s, brominated flame retardants have attracted increasing attention. Today … A. (2003). ‘An overview of commercially used brominated flame retardants, their applications, their use patterns in …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… fluorinated compounds (for example PFAS) • Selected flame retardants • PM2.5 – PM10 (particulate matter) • Black …
16 Aug 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… of NOx. They include the control of combustion air ratio, flame temperature, fuel to air ratio, etc. The following … including for wood and cement floors, graffiti resistance, flame retardant, and hygiene standards in the food or drink …
16 Aug 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Technical guidelines: General technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants

… pp. 385-453., Mark, F.E. et al, 2015. “Destruction of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane in a full-scale municipal …
16 Aug 2026 Document

Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… human health and ecological effects have emerged, such as flame retardants and pharmaceuticals.15 There are more than …
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