PCBs - a forgotten legacy? - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Nov 8, 2016 · What are PCBs?PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are a group of POPs, toxic, man-made, hazardous organic chemicals that have dangerous effects on the environment and our health.PCBs hazardous effectsPCBs persist in the environment for long periods and can travel over great distances through air, water and migratory species across international boundaries. …
Toward elimination of PCBs - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
According to Annex A: Part 2 of the Stockholm Convention on POPs, each party shall eliminate the use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in equipment by 2025 and make determined efforts designed to lead to environmentally sound waste manage (ESM) of liquids containing PCB and equipment contaminated with PCB (having a PCB content above 0.005% (50 mg/kg)), as soon …
PCB Elimination Network | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
The PCB Elimination Network (PEN) is a multi-stakeholder mechanism that promotes and encourages the environmentally sound management of PCBs with a view to attaining the 2025 and 2028 goals of the Stockholm Convention. The PEN was established by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention at its fourth meeting in 2009 (decision SC-4/5). …
Technical guidelines on wastes comprising or containing CBs
Apr 17, 1997 · This Guideline addresses the three classes of PCBs, PCTs and PBBs. PCBs represent by far the most significant group in terms of quantities originally produced, the volumes of waste requiring disposal, and the environmental significance of past, present and future waste disposal practices. PCBs have been studied much more than PCTs and PBBs, and hence the …
A three-pronged endeavor for a PCB-free Mediterranean
Sep 8, 2023 · Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are organic compounds that used to be produced worldwide but are now banned under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), a global treaty aiming to eliminate or restrict the production, use and trade of chemicals that are recognized as persistent, bio-accumulative and harmful to human and environmental …
UPOPs (Unintentional POPs) | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
What are UPOPs? Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs) are POPs, toxic, man-made, hazardous chemicals that have dangerous effects on the environment and our health. UPOPs are not voluntarily produced or released into the environment but they derive from anthropogenic sources: they are emitted during incomplete combustion process involving …
Polychlorinated Biphenyls - A Forgotten Legacy? - UNEP
Sep 12, 2017 · PCB, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are chemicals that have dangerous effects on the environment and human health. PCB have been used in many industrial applications such as transformers and capacitors. Although they are no longer allowed to be produced, they can still be found everywhere around us.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Pesticides
The PCBs have been detected in atmospheric, marine, freshwater, groundwater, sediment, soil, food and biota samples, including human blood and milk. Electrical transformers, containing PCB oil, were still in use in 2002 in the Wider Caribbean Region and were reported in use in countries such as Panama and Guyana (UNEP 2002).
Alternatives to DDT | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
What is DDT?DDT, or Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is a class of POPs, toxic, man-made, hazardous chemical, first synthesized in 1874, its insecticidal properties ...
POPs destruction technologies - UNEP - UN Environment …
The Training Manual for Hazardous Waste Project Managers on Destruction and Decontamination Technologies for PCBs and Other POPs Wastes under the Basel Convention provides further assistance to governments and other stakeholders responsible for the destruction or decontamination of POPs. The Training Manual also features a compendium of ...