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Sectors and stakeholders involved in the use of POP-PBDEs
Sectors and stakeholders involved in the use of POP-PBDEs
Potential POP-PBDE-contaminated sites
Potential POP-PBDE-contaminated sites
Amount of POP-PBDEs in wastes from end-of-life vehicles disposed to landfills/dumps from 1980 until the inventory year
Amount of POP-PBDEs in wastes from end-of-life vehicles disposed to landfills/dumps from 1980 until the inventory year
Replacement of tetraBDE and pentaBDE
Alternatives are available and used to replace these substances in many countries, although they might also have adverse effects on human health and the environment. Alternatives might not be available for use in military airplanes.
Replacement of hexaBDE and heptaBDE
Alternatives generally exist and there is no information about any current production. However, it is reported that many articles in use still contain these chemicals.
Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether (commercial octabromodiphenyl ether) in Stockholm Convention
Listed under Annex A with a specific exemption for use as articles containing these chemicals for recycling in accordance with the provision in Part IV of Annex A (decision SC-4/14)
Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether (commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether) in Stockholm Convention
Listed under Annex A with a specific exemption for use as articles containing these chemicals for recycling in accordance with the provision in Part IV of Annex A (decision SC-4/18)
Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether (commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether)
Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether are the main components of commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether.
Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether (commercial octabromodiphenyl ether)
Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether are the main components of commercial octabromodiphenyl ether.
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