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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects. Pollution … land uses, including food production). o Substitute more hazardous chemicals with less hazardous ones: As evidence improves on impacts of industrial …
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POPs Chemicals - Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)

18 Jun 2026 Document

Candidate POPs - Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds

18 Jun 2026 Document

Brexit: environment and climate change

… and the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic … of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, … chemicals which emphasises the hazard of a given substance to human and animal health. Chief scientific …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… discharging toxics into the environment, or (2) on-site hazardous waste management practices cause serious risk to … to express their concerns relating to the clean-up of hazardous waste sites. Civil society organizations can also … Key Words: Access to Information, Community Organisations, Hazardous Waste, Local Community, Participation Implementing …
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Marine Pollution and Ballast Waters

… also why it was regarded as inappropriate to lay down its substance in an Annex to MARPOL 73/78. Treatment in this …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… Glossary of Legal Terms 272 10 Water is a wonderful, vital substance. But we are running out of it. While the amount of … except in those cases where damage results from extra-hazardous pollution and liability is strict. This burden … of the due diligence obligation to prevent 275 DA Wirth, ‘Hazardous Substances and Activities’ in Bodansky D, Brunnée J …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… avoid the potential transboundary impact of the release of hazardous substances shall not be postponed on the ground … be said about the nature of water that characterises the substance as different from other natural resources, and that … environmental practices to reduce inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances from agriculture and other diffuse …
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Environmentally sound management of used electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) in Asia-Pacific

… approaches to minimize, and where feasible, eliminate, hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment … of those electrical and electronic wastes characterized as hazardous wastes. 5. Development of public-private …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… of technology or process, or any kind of chemical or other substance that may impact or has impacted on the environment. … substances. • Specifications for permissible contents of hazardous substances in soil. • Specification of methods to … to climate change, biodiversity, desertification, trade in hazardous wastes, endangered species, the ozone layer, and …
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