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Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Information relating to persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
The indication for the treatment of post-operative pain has been removed from the licences of all prolonged release opioids due to the increased risk of persistent post-operative opioid use (PPOU) and opioid-induced ventilatory impairment (OIVI).
Requesting comments on a draft risk profile for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (including mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans).
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
RPC statement about the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA) late submission of the impact assessment relating to the regulations
How to develop monitoring strategies for assessing levels of pollutants in the ambient atmosphere.
Request for information to feed into a draft Risk Profile, and draft Risk Management Evaluation for 2 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee.
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