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UN Updates on Mercury Projects in Cement Industry, Gold Mining, Cosmetics

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is spearheading several initiatives and partnerships to curb mercury use in

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/2023-five-areas-target-through-resolve-determination-and-hope

2023: Five Areas to Target Through Resolve, Determination, and Hope

By Elena Kosolapova and Lynn Wagner, SDG Knowledge Hub

As expected, 2022 was a significant year

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Experts Agree on Two POPs to List for Elimination Under Stockholm Convention

The 19th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutant Review Committee (POPRC-19) agreed that two chemicals should

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

May 2023

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of thousands of synthetic chemicals that are used throughout society. However, they are increasingly detected as environmental pollutants and some are linked to negative effects on human health.

This page from the European Chemicals Agency provides background on PFAS chemicals and their use in a number of products, including construction materials, paints and chrome plating.

Emerging Policy Issues: Perfluorinated Chemicals

Topics: Chemicals in building products

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Building Materials - Reducing Chemicals of Concern in the Built Environment

May 2023

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The Green Science Policy Institute's page on building materials, linking to background information on issues with PFAS, and halogenated flame retardants in insulation.

Emerging Policy Issues: Perfluorinated Chemicals

Topics: Chemicals in building products

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/experts-urge-action-pcbs-sidelines-brs-cops

Experts Urge Action on PCBs on Sidelines of BRS COPs

A Fair on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) convened on the sidelines of the 2023 meetings of the

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BRS COPs Address Convention Efficacy, Compliance, Resource Mobilization

The 2023 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/inc-chair-prepare-zero-draft-plastics-treaty-advance-inc-3

INC Chair to Prepare Zero Draft of Plastics Treaty in Advance of INC-3

The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) to develop an international legally binding instrument