UpdatesoninternationaleffortsforriskreductionofPFCs.ppt

******@: anicpollutants(POPs).StockholmConventionAnnexA(Elimination)Pesticides:Aldrin,alphaHCH,betaHCH,chlordane,chlordecone,dieldrin,endrin,heptachlor,lindane,mirex,toxapheneIndustrialchemicals:hexachlorobenzene,PCBs,hexabromobiphenyl,hexaandheptaBDEs,tetraandpentaBDEs,pentachlorobenzene,AnnexB(Restriction)Pesticides:DDTIndustrialchemicals:Perfluorooctanesulfonicacid(PFOS),itssaltsandperfluorooctanesulfonylfluoride(PFOSF)AnnexC(Unintentionalproduction)Dioxinsandfurans,PCBs,hexachlorobenzene,pentachlorobenzeneListed21POPsImplementcontrolmeasuresIfnoalternatives,registerspecificexemptions,eptablepurposesforPFOSPhotoimagingPhotoresistandanti-reflectivecoatingsforsemi-poundsemi-conductorsandceramicfiltersAviationhydraulicfluidsMetalplatingonlyinclosed-loopsystemsCertainmedicaldevices(,radio-opaqueETFE,Dcolourfilters)FirefightingfoamInsectbaitsforcontrolofleaf-(decorativeandhard)ElectricandelectronicpartsforsomecolourprintersandcolourcopymachinesInsecticidesforcontrolofredimportedfireantsandtermitesChemicallydrivenoilproductionCarpetsLeatherandapparelTextilesandupholsteryPaperandpackagingCoatingsandcoatingadditivesRubberandplasticsRiskmanagementevaluationdocumentforPFOS(2007and2008)UNEP/POPS//POPS/(costs,risks,efficacy,accessibility)Positive/negativeimpactsofcontrolmeasuresonhealth,agriculture,biota,economicaspects,socialcostsWaste,disposalimplications,ordancewithAnnexFGeneralguidanceonconsiderationforidentificationofalternatives(2009)UNEP/POPS/’suseDescriptionofthechemical’sexistinguseandfunctionalityInformationonreleaseintotheenvironmentIdentificationofalternativesIdent