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Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
How to query UK data on waste transfers and emissions, by specific substance, area, river basin, industry or economic sector.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
Requesting comments on draft risk profiles and risk management evaluations for 5 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.
Requesting comments on draft Stockholm Convention proposals for 3 chemical substances.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Requesting comments on a draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a chemical substance proposed as a POP to the UN’s Stockholm Convention.
Collecting information for risk management evaluations for 2 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Requesting information for a draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a substance proposed as a POP to the UN’s POPs Review Committee.
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.
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