The 17th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee also took steps towards the elimination of the plastic additive UV-328 and 4 other toxic chemicals.

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Ottawa, Canada, will host the next meeting of the Small Inter-Sessional Working Group on POPs, to be held from 17 to 19 March 2015, at which the Technical Guidelines will be further developed.

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This webinar aims to share progress made in the development of the technical guidelines for the ESM of POPs wastes with Parties and interested stakeholders.

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Destroying large banks of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) together with persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

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Project documents:  Project Identification Fiche (PIF) Consolidate report of inventories of PCBs in coutries in the regionReport of t...

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El proyecto se enfoca en catalizar las acciones desarrolladas dentro de los Convenios de Estocolmo, Basilea y Rotterdam, fortaleciendo las capacidades nacionales para el manejo ambientalmente adecuado de los bifenilos policlorados (PCBs) y equipos que los contengan. Para esto, se desarrolla inventarios nacionales armonizados y planes de acción nacionales, incluyendo la revisión de la legislación aplicable y el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de las Aduanas.

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La réalisation de cette étude pilote au Sénégal permet de proposer un programme d’échantillonnage pour adapter le toolkit aux pays d’Afrique sub saharienne et de poser les jalons de sa réplication dans les autres pays polarisés par le Centre afin de documenter les pratiques endogènes sur les déchets de Bâle susceptibles de générer des dioxines et furannes et d’élaborer les outils de contrôle de ces émissions.

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Las existencias de plaguicidas obsoletos, constituyen un riesgo para la salud y el ambiente, dado que son un residuo constituido por sustancias químicas peligrosas. Además, en su calidad de residuo sin valor económico, en general se acumulan en condiciones inadecuadas en sitios no controlados. Por consiguiente, el riesgo se incrementa, porque existe exposición a los desechos debido al libre acceso de personas y animales al sitio; y por el deterioro de envases, vertido de los productos, y contaminación del sitio y su entorno.

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The present publication aims to provide a practical guideline on the environmentally sound management of obsolete pesticides within the Latin America and Caribbean countries, and takes into consideration related aspects such as identification and stockpiles management, their handling as hazardous wastes, treatment alternatives, exportation, generation prevention and the obligations laid down by the international conventions of Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam.

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(adopted by COP.8 Dec 2006)

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(adopted by COP.8, Dec 2006)

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