Unintentional POPs     

During many anthropogenic activities, as undesired side effect, unintentional production of persistent organic pollutants takes place. Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from unintentional production are the subject of Article 5 of the Stockholm Convention. The chemicals of concern, listed in Annex C, Part I, are:
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF);
hexachlorobenzene (HCB);and
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

Objective

The objective is to reduce the total releases of POPs derived from antropogenic sources by:

• Gradual implementation of best available techniques (BAT) and best environmental practice (BEP) for existing sources

• Use of best available techniques and best environmental practices for new sources

   

  Reducing unintentional releases of harmful substances with BAT& BEP   (animation)