Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory and trade waste
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This document outlines the major courses of accumulation of pesticides in the Mediterranean region and provides general comments regarding the uses of these chemical substances. It constitutes a milestone that would enable the Mediterranean countries to prepare their inventories of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other pesticides.
Inventories of PCBs and Nine Pesticides
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory and trade waste
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This document outlines the major courses of accumulation of pesticides in the Mediterranean region and provides general comments regarding the uses of these chemical substances. It constitutes a milestone that would enable the Mediterranean countries to prepare their inventories of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other pesticides.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory and trade waste
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This document outlines the major courses of accumulation of pesticides in the Mediterranean region and provides general comments regarding the uses of these chemical substances. It constitutes a milestone that would enable the Mediterranean countries to prepare their inventories of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other pesticides.
MAP Technical Reports Series
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory and trade waste
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory and trade waste
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
United Nations Documents Index
Author: Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies
Author: Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940159550X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This chapter introduces key themes from the book, reflecting the topics of the 'Awareness of the Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies' Seminar, in Kos, Greece. November, 1998. The waste management and health scene is introduced by an outline of concems relating to persistent organic pollutants, as well as through perspectives from Less Developed Countries and from industry. An overview of policy lines for waste management includes an assessment of recent proposals by the European Commission, as well as selected examples from European countries and the USA. Descriptions of developments in research, tools and conceptual approaches for waste management and health issues are provided. Research into health effects of dioxins and PCBs is outlined, as are reviews of technological options for waste management, proposed developments in health impact assessment, environmental taxes as a waste management tool, and integrated regional waste management approaches. A series of case studies provide real world examples of research and policy development including a review of the effects of waste management on wildlife and domestic animals. In conclusion, important crossover themes and challenges are outlined. Topical issues include differences between technological capacity and actual performance, burden of proof and the precautionary principle, hazard versus risk assessment, and societal dimensions of awareness and attitudes. Time-lag, intergenerational effects and the introduction of the chemical hygiene concept are highlighted as important considerations, as well as the general need for prioritisation of the child and infant in all regulatory procedures.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940159550X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This chapter introduces key themes from the book, reflecting the topics of the 'Awareness of the Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies' Seminar, in Kos, Greece. November, 1998. The waste management and health scene is introduced by an outline of concems relating to persistent organic pollutants, as well as through perspectives from Less Developed Countries and from industry. An overview of policy lines for waste management includes an assessment of recent proposals by the European Commission, as well as selected examples from European countries and the USA. Descriptions of developments in research, tools and conceptual approaches for waste management and health issues are provided. Research into health effects of dioxins and PCBs is outlined, as are reviews of technological options for waste management, proposed developments in health impact assessment, environmental taxes as a waste management tool, and integrated regional waste management approaches. A series of case studies provide real world examples of research and policy development including a review of the effects of waste management on wildlife and domestic animals. In conclusion, important crossover themes and challenges are outlined. Topical issues include differences between technological capacity and actual performance, burden of proof and the precautionary principle, hazard versus risk assessment, and societal dimensions of awareness and attitudes. Time-lag, intergenerational effects and the introduction of the chemical hygiene concept are highlighted as important considerations, as well as the general need for prioritisation of the child and infant in all regulatory procedures.
Obsolete Pesticides: A ticking time bomb and why we have to act now
Author:
Publisher: CEPS
ISBN: 929079884X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Pesticides become obsolete when they can no longer be used for their intended purpose because they have been banned on account of their prolonged impact on the environment and/or because they cannot be used due to age, deterioration or a change of specification of currently applied pesticides. This problem has been addressed by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which was ratified by most EU member states and many but not all non-EU countries from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It entered into force in 2004. The Convention and the subsequent National Implementation Plans (NIPs) drawn up by signatories have addressed the problems to some extent, notably within the EU. Within the EU, producers have been legally obliged to manage obsolete pesticides (OPs), including organising their collection and destruction according to EU laws applicable to hazardous waste management. With EU enlargement, EU law has consequently become applicable to the new member states as well. The process has been accelerated by EU programmes such as PHARE or national programmes established by some member states. However, implementation of the provisions of the Stockholm Convention on their own is hardly sufficient to effectively deal with the risks associated with OPs. The Convention only deals with nine specific OPs (hereafter called Persistent Organic Pollutant or POP pesticides), which represent a small proportion of the total number that are obsolete. In addition, and in close geographical proximity to the EU, problems remain, especially in South-East Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Publisher: CEPS
ISBN: 929079884X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Pesticides become obsolete when they can no longer be used for their intended purpose because they have been banned on account of their prolonged impact on the environment and/or because they cannot be used due to age, deterioration or a change of specification of currently applied pesticides. This problem has been addressed by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which was ratified by most EU member states and many but not all non-EU countries from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It entered into force in 2004. The Convention and the subsequent National Implementation Plans (NIPs) drawn up by signatories have addressed the problems to some extent, notably within the EU. Within the EU, producers have been legally obliged to manage obsolete pesticides (OPs), including organising their collection and destruction according to EU laws applicable to hazardous waste management. With EU enlargement, EU law has consequently become applicable to the new member states as well. The process has been accelerated by EU programmes such as PHARE or national programmes established by some member states. However, implementation of the provisions of the Stockholm Convention on their own is hardly sufficient to effectively deal with the risks associated with OPs. The Convention only deals with nine specific OPs (hereafter called Persistent Organic Pollutant or POP pesticides), which represent a small proportion of the total number that are obsolete. In addition, and in close geographical proximity to the EU, problems remain, especially in South-East Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
The National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality
Preliminary Inventory of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Sri Lanka
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Persistent pollutants
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Persistent pollutants
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
HMSO Agency Catalogue
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory: Text] -[2] Selected appendices
The Role of Ecological Chemistry in Pollution Research and Sustainable Development
Author: Ali Mufit Bahadir
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 904812901X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Sustainable Development has become the leading concept of the 21 century. It describes a development, which agrees with the needs of the present generation but does not endanger the chances of the coming generations to satisfy also their needs. “Sustainable development” has become an important general goal for all fields of life like economy, ecology and social balance. The development and shaping of our future has been discussed internationally like on the summits of the Conferences in Rio and in Johannesburg. But this is also a topic on national base in various countries. Leading authorities in various fields of economy and politics have also accepted this concept. Although the concept of sustainable development has been generally accepted, there are still problems how to achieve and evaluate these general goals. It is clear that the definitions about the prime needs vary from man to man, from country to country and from continent to continent. But pollution does not respect national borders. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the politics of economy, ecology and social demands by a synergistic way that they are strengthened by each other. If it is not possible to stop tendencies, which threaten the future quality of life, the cost demands of societies will dramatically increase and negative tendencies will become irreversible.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 904812901X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Sustainable Development has become the leading concept of the 21 century. It describes a development, which agrees with the needs of the present generation but does not endanger the chances of the coming generations to satisfy also their needs. “Sustainable development” has become an important general goal for all fields of life like economy, ecology and social balance. The development and shaping of our future has been discussed internationally like on the summits of the Conferences in Rio and in Johannesburg. But this is also a topic on national base in various countries. Leading authorities in various fields of economy and politics have also accepted this concept. Although the concept of sustainable development has been generally accepted, there are still problems how to achieve and evaluate these general goals. It is clear that the definitions about the prime needs vary from man to man, from country to country and from continent to continent. But pollution does not respect national borders. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the politics of economy, ecology and social demands by a synergistic way that they are strengthened by each other. If it is not possible to stop tendencies, which threaten the future quality of life, the cost demands of societies will dramatically increase and negative tendencies will become irreversible.