POPRC-4/3

Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane

Date: 13-10-2008

Treaty

Stockholm Convention

Meeting

Fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-4)

Type

Decision

Status

Active

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Keywords

Persistent organic pollutant, Transport, Risk assessment, Risk management, Evaluation, Conventions, Human health, POPRC (POPRC)

Full text

Having concluded that alpha hexachlorocyclohexane is likely, as a result of its long-range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and/or environmental effects such that global action is warranted

Files

Language

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Files

DOC UNEP-POPS-POPRC.4-POPRC-4-3.English.DOC

pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.4-POPRC-4-3.English.pdf