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Perfluorooctane sulfonate

Type du document
Décision
Numéro de référence
POPRC-2/5
Date
Nov 6, 2006
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Statut
active
Sujet
Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Santé publique Évaluation/gestion des risques
Traité
Convention de Stockholm sur les pollutants organiques persistents (Sep 21, 2001)
Réunion
Second meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-2)
Site web
www.informea.org
Texte intégral
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.2-POPRC-2-5.English.DOC
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.2-POPRC-2-5.English.PDF
Résumé
1. Adopts the risk profile for perfluorooctane sulfonate contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC/17/Add.5;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, that perfluorooctane sulfonate is likely, as a result of its long-range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and environmental effects such that global action is warranted;
3. Also decides, that issues related to the inclusion of potential perfluorooctane sulfonate precursors should be dealt with in developing the draft risk management evaluation for perfluorooctane sulfonate;
4. Further decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention and paragraph 29 of decision SC-1/7 of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention, to establish an ad hoc working group to prepare a risk management evaluation that includes an analysis of possible control measures for perfluorooctane sulfonate and potential perfluorooctane sulfonate precursors, in accordance with Annex F to the Convention;