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Articles related to the implementation and institutional arrangements of the Minamata Convention
… the development and implementation of preventive and treatment strategies and programmes related to the exposure … professional capacities for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks related to the … Chemicals and Waste …
Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… and import, its safe storage and its disposal once as waste. Pinpointing populations at risk, boosting medical care … multilateral environmental agreements on chemicals and waste, such as the Rotterdam or Stockholm Conventions1 as to … with regard to mercury (in terms of mercury use, treatment, emissions or releases, etc.) to allow for an …
Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)
… to countries who are building their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan or strategy. They should not be used in … a result of a transboundary movement, or arising from the treatment of imported wastes. It is necessary to consider …
Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)
… to countries who are building their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan or strategy. They should not be used in … a result of a transboundary movement, or arising from the treatment of imported wastes. It is necessary to consider …
Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)
… to countries who are building their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan or strategy. They should not be used in … a result of a transboundary movement, or arising from the treatment of imported wastes. It is necessary to consider …
Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources
… a staggering scale with 9.5 million tonnes of new plastic waste flowing into the ocean each year. This is impacting our … and knowledge surrounding the original sources of the waste matter. Primary Microplastics in the Oceans : a Global … In some countries benefitting from advanced waste treatment facilities, primary microplastics releases even …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… Mohammed Tigani, previous consultant of UNIDO/UNEP on waste management in Africa. iii What you will find in this … 1975. EPR seeks to shift the responsibility dealing with waste from governments (and thus, taxpayers and society at … stream’s chemical characteristics, volume, and methods of treatment and disposal been determined; and d) has the …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… towards a pollution-free planet seeks to eliminate the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and … including the cross-cutting categories of chemicals and waste. They can be both based on global and regional … local and regional pollution Water pollution 13. Increase treatment, recycling and reuse of wastewater to reduce the …