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Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether

Document type
Decision
Reference number
POPRC-4/1
Date
Oct 13, 2008
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Public health
Treaty
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001)
Meeting
Fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-4)
Website
www.informea.org
Full text
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.4-POPRC-4-1.English.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.4-POPRC-4-1.English.doc
Abstract

Having concluded that the hexa- and heptabromodiphenyl ether components of commercial octabromodiphenyl ether are likely, as a result of their long-range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and/or environmental effects such that global action is warranted,