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- PCBs - a forgotten legacy? - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
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 They accumulate in fatty tissues and
- Toward elimination of PCBs - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Eliminating PCBs Story Map Because PCB disposal requires a thorough understanding of where and how much PCB there is, tools to gather, analyze, manage, and visualize spatial data are important UNEP works with MapX platform to develop a customized Story Map to support information management needs related to PCB removal at the national level
- PCB Elimination Network | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
PCB Elimination Network 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
- UNEP and the GEF at 2025 BRS COPs
Cleaning up PCBs and other chemicals – discussing the GEF's role in supporting global cleanup efforts, with an emphasis on funding and technical support The panel will also feature country stories from Uganda and Cameroon, highlighting their respective experiences in PCB management and the challenges they face
- Persistent Organic Pollutants | Global Environment Facility
UNEP is a world leader in the global monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), with technical expertise in the management and elimination of hazardous substances like dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- Everything you should know about microplastics - UNEP
If you’ve been following the global conversation around plastic pollution, you’ve probably heard of microplastics These small particles have turned up everywhere from the depths of the ocean to the top of Mount Everest and even throughout the human body But what exactly are microplastics, why
- Technical guidelines on wastes comprising or containing CBs . . . - UNEP
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 information available relates mainly to
- POPs destruction technologies - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
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
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