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Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.
How to notify stockpiles of material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and a form for reporting them to the Environment Agency.
Study into the factors associated with persistent absence for unauthorised other reasons (PAUO) in secondary school-aged pupils.
Resource to support healthcare professionals to manage persistent pain in prison and secure environments.
Requesting comments on draft Stockholm Convention proposals for 3 chemical substances.
Seeking information from industry on the use of four existing persistent organic pollutants.
Requesting comments on proposed changes to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulation, including changes to waste limits and specific exemptions.
Requesting information for a draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a substance proposed as a POP to the UN’s POPs Review Committee.
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 make the necessary corrections to ensure the Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants functions once we leave the EU. This will...
A standard exposure model can identify highly persistent chemicals for which a more conservative regulatory assessment may be appropriate.
Requesting comments on a draft risk profile and risk management evaluations for 3 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.
Requesting comments on a draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a chemical substance proposed as a POP to the UN’s Stockholm Convention.
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