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Chemicals and Waste

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Any substance used in or resulting from a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules. (Source: GEMET/CED). In the context of environment a hazardous substance that poses a threat to human health and/or the environment. (Source: GEMET/LEE)

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substance chimique
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Chemicals

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Chemicals. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Basel Convention
Convention on Migratory Species
Stockholm Convention
Rotterdam Convention
Barcelona Convention
Offshore Protocol
Governing Council
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Jeddah Convention
Bamako Convention
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Minamata Convention on Mercury
United Nations Environment Assembly

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