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POPRC-4/1

Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether

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, Conventions, Risk management, Evaluation, Risk assessment, Human health, POPRC (POPRC)
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Having concluded that the hexa- and heptabromodiphenyl ether components of commercial octabromodiphenyl ether are likely, as a result of their long-range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and/or environmental effects such that global action is warranted,

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