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Article
Two New Pesticides to be Recommended for Rotterdam Listing
With a heavy agenda, shorter workdays, and a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants
Emerging Policy Issues:
Highly Hazardous Pesticides
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Countries Must Follow Science on Toxic Substance Exposure: Special Rapporteur
Marcos Orellana, UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound
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Growing Threat of E-waste Affecting Millions of Children Worldwide, WHO Warns
Effective and binding action is needed to protect millions of children, adolescents, and expectant mothers
Emerging Policy Issues:
Chemicals in products
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WHO, UN Partners Compile 500 Actions to Reduce Health and Environment Risks
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN partners have published a compendium of 500
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Special Rapporteur Highlights Right to Science, Impact of Plastics on Human Rights
A UN Special Rapporteur has issued two reports on human rights in the area of hazardous
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Largest Source of Lead Pollution Phased Out in All Countries
The UN Environment Programme has announced the use of lead in petrol gas has ended
Emerging Policy Issues:
Lead in paint
Newsletter
Era of leaded petrol over, eliminating a major threat to human and planetary health
Emerging Policy Issues:
Chemicals in products
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OECD Releases Guidance on Selecting Safer Chemical Alternatives
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published guidance on substituting harmful chemicals
Emerging Policy Issues:
Highly Hazardous Pesticides
