PCBs - a forgotten legacy? - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Nov 8, 2016 · PCBs production and uses. PCBs were produced in large quantities between the 1930s and 1980s.They were used in closed applications (such as electric transformers and …
Toward elimination of PCBs - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
According to Annex A: Part 2 of the Stockholm Convention on POPs, each party shall eliminate the use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in equipment by 2025 and make determined efforts …
PCB Elimination Network | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
The PCB Elimination Network (PEN) is a multi-stakeholder mechanism that promotes and encourages the environmentally sound management of PCBs with a view to attaining the 2025 …
Polychlorinated Biphenyls - A Forgotten Legacy? - UNEP
Sep 12, 2017 · PCB, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are chemicals that have dangerous effects on the environment and human health. PCB have been used in many industrial applications such …
Technical guidelines on wastes comprising or containing CBs
Apr 17, 1997 · This Guideline addresses the three classes of PCBs, PCTs and PBBs. PCBs represent by far the most significant group in terms of quantities originally produced, the …
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) - Mayo Clinic
Apr 30, 2022 · Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are extra heartbeats that begin in one of the heart's two lower pumping chambers (ventricles).
Alternatives to DDT | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
What is DDT?DDT, or Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is a class of POPs, toxic, man-made, hazardous chemical, first synthesized in 1874, its insecticidal properties ...
Everything you need to know about plastic pollution
Apr 25, 2023 · Overall, 46 per cent of plastic waste is landfilled, while 22 per cent is mismanaged and becomes litter.Unlike other materials, plastic does not biodegrade.
Top of the POPs: The world’s most dangerous pollutants - UNEP
Jul 26, 2017 · Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Though banned in some countries as early as the 1970s, the amount and persistence in the environment of polychlorinated biphenyls is so great …
Primary biliary cholangitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Nov 14, 2023 · Primary biliary cholangitis is a type of liver disease that damages the bile ducts. Early recognition and treatment may help prevent complications.