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https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/events/best-practices-responsible-chemical-and-waste-management-companies-and-smes

Best Practices for Responsible Chemical and Waste Management in Companies and SMEs

The chemicals industry plays a critical role in driving economic growth and innovation around the world

Project

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/projects/pilot-project-support-african-countries-overcoming-barriers-implementing-un-ghs

Pilot Project to support African Countries in overcoming barriers in implementing the UN GHS

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/launch-e-learning-course-industrial-chemicals-databases-and-information-sharing

Launch of E-learning Course on Industrial Chemicals Databases and Information Sharing

Following a collaborative study by

Markos Ieridis

Chemicals Specialist at UNEP

Country: Nigeria South Africa

Topics of expertise: Hazardous chemicals in electronics Chemicals in products Chemicals in building products Chemicals in electronics Chemicals in toys Life Cycle Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/events/chemicals-plastics-deep-dive-composition-recyclability-and-policy-implications

Chemicals in Plastics: A deep dive into composition, recyclability and policy implications

The countless chemicals that give plastics their versatility and durability also pose obstacles when it comes

Academic article

To be or not to be degraded: in defense of persistence assessment of chemicals

July 2023

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Characterizing the degradation behavior of chemicals in the environment is a key component of chemical hazard and risk assessment. Persistence has been successfully characterized for readily and for slowly degradable chemicals using standardized tests, but for the third group of chemicals with intermediate degradability (“middle group”), the assessment is less straightforward. Whether chemicals of this group behave as persistent or not in a given environment depends on environmental factors such as the presence of sorbents that can limit the bioavailability of chemicals.

Emerging Policy Issues: Perfluorinated Chemicals

Topics: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/forum-aims-pollution-free-planet-supports-preparations-iccm5

Forum Aims for Pollution-free Planet, Supports Preparations for ICCM5

An international forum brought together stakeholders to foster a shared understanding of key priorities regarding chemicals

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/events/iccm5-preparations-strengthening-reporting-and-capacity-building-implementation-beyond-0

ICCM5 Preparations: Strengthening reporting and capacity building for the implementation of the beyond 2020 framework instrument

In the lead-up to ICCM5, capacity building and reporting emerge as central themes. The dialogue on

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/events/basel-convention-cop17-rotterdam-convention-cop12-and-stockholm-convention-cop12

Basel Convention COP17, Rotterdam Convention COP12, and Stockholm Convention COP12

The BRS Triple COP, comprising the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17)

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/experts-agree-two-pops-list-elimination-under-stockholm-convention

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