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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollu- tion on Heavy Metals and on Persistent Organic Pollutants, … (TV, radio, Internet), or posting of notices in areas with heavy traffic. The EIA Directive mentions, for example, … production site. 2. Production and processing of metals: • Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… in waste incineration, steel sintering and non-ferrous metal smelting industries has been reduced by more than 10 … regulations covering the whole life cycle of the toxic metal, including its mining, use, atmospheric emissions and … cooking or vehic- ular exhaust, overuse of pesticides, heavy metals released from power plants and factories …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… cost of subsidies to kerosene, diesel, gasoline and heavy fuel oil amounted to $4 billion in 2001. Coal subsidies … of energy subsidies can be significant. They can place a heavy burden on government finances, weaken the foreign trade … to a 12-kg or 38-kg cylinder by a flexible tube and a metal exhaust valve. This was not only too costly for most …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… Some forms of degradation, such as soil contamination with heavy metals or extreme salinization, can be prohibitively … more intensive intervention is required, for example using heavy equipment for terracing and restoring hydrology. Since …