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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… leading to the production of kerogen, the intermediary substance between organic materials and hydrocarbons. … known as flowback. It may be salty and loaded with hazardous elements originating from the source rock, such as … of large quantities of CH4 and CO2 as well as of other hazardous air pollutants, and enabling companies to recover …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Toolkit for the Sound Management of DDT for Disease Vector Control

… on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade … containers or sachets should be properly disposed as hazardous waste. The clean-up activities require routine … DDT is covered under the Basel Convention as an eco-toxic substance, which can bio- accumulate and/or have toxic …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Third report on the protection of the atmosphere

… previous work on the prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities “the emphasis upon the duty to prevent, … 55 Accordingly, “activities which may be considered ultra-hazardous require a much higher standard of care in designing … in its work on the Prevention of Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activities, stating that: “the degree of care in …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… of the violation, the consequences, presence of hazardous or toxic substances in an unlawful discharge, mon- … with Ontario’s environmental laws. The presence of a toxic substance in an unlawful spill or unlawful discharge …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… areas and nature reserves Administrative regulation of hazardous chemical substances for public security, 2002 … tools, oil stations and gas stations that produce or port hazardous chemical substances must keep a certain distance … Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: Central American …
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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… of increased risk. Attention should also be focused on hazardous/high risk substances such as slurry and … It is important to pack any space within packages with a substance such as newspaper which will prevent movement of … infection with snail fever are, therefore, particularly hazardous throughout the entire township. Tongxing Village is …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Legally binding Global Mercury Treaty to protect wildlife, ecosystems and health

… in all regions of the planet; b. that as a toxic substance of global concern, mercury causes significant harm … to their elimination, with special attention given to the hazardous pollutant mercury; NOTING that: a. mercury has been …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and …
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Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether, or tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether

… Available from: www.unece.org UNEP, 1993. Storage of Hazardous Materials: A Technical Guide for Safe Warehousing of Hazardous Materials . Available from: www.uneptie.org. UNEP, … 1995a. Model National Legislation on the Management of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes as well as on the Control …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Principles of phytosanitary legislation

… leave the Codex Alimentanus Commission to appraise the substance of the standards in this respect? In what other … to limit, restrain or prevent certain potentially hazardous actions without waiting for the hazard or danger to … and, whenever possible, identify the parts which in substance deviate from international standards, guidelines or …
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