Factsheets New Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs)
| Title | Factsheets New Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs) |
| Publication Type | Factsheets |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Keywords | Persistent organic pollutants, POPs, Chlordecone, Hexabromobiphenyl, Hexabromodiphenyl ether and Heptabromodiphenylether (Commercial octaBDE), Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and Pentabromodiphenyl ether (Commercial penta-BDE), Pentachlorobenzene, Hexabromocyclododecane, Hexachlorobutadiene, Stockholm Convention, NIP, National Implementation Plan, |
| Abstract | The Government of India has ratified seven POPs on 7 October 2020, and paved the way for elimination of these chemicals. The national implementation process is ongoing. This document gives a snapshot of these seven new POPs with regard to their characteristics, uses, exposure routes, health impacts, regulations as well as alternatives. |
| Citation key | 1959 |
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