🔎How to check if we are getting #PFAS out of the #circulareconomy? A key indicator is monitoring #PFAS in recycled products and in recycling facilities. Here we look at the status of the #PFAS phaseout in paper and board in Norway. ZeroPM sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Happy #WorldOceanDay!🌊 The Ocean, the source of all life, is a beautiful and delicate balance essential to our planet’s health🌏. Persistent Organic Pollution (#POPs) remains threat to marine #biodiversity 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… #PCB #StockholmConvention

The new chair of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, María Daniela García, highlights the significance of the #WTOTBT's work and what's next for the Committee. More about TBT: bit.ly/2G2zIud

Protecting Oceans ensures the livelihoods of people 🌎 and the protection of our biodiversity 🦈🐢🪼. #WorldOceanDay #BeatPlasticPollution

These abandoned lobster/crab traps were recovered from the Oslo fjords. #GhostFishing from lost&discarded fishing gear poses a significant threat to #marine life🦞🐟. The draft of the new legally binding instrument on #PlasticPollution includes provisions to address this issue🩵.

#Skin serves as nature's boundary between #environment and inner world. What distinguishes #reptiles from #amphibians is their skin texture and moisture needs. Can our skin shield us from plastics, or will it be permeated? 🤔 A new study says this 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Unlock the potential of #HScodes: a standardized global 6-digit system for classifying traded goods🚢 adaptable with more digits! ⚡️Tomorrow, The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions steps up🎙️at the Committee on Market Access' Thematic Session on Greening the HS and the linkages to WTO👉wto.org/english/tratop…

#6PPDquinone is formed through the oxidation of 6-PPD, an antioxidant / antiozonant #additive commonly used in car tires 🚘🛞. After heavy rain, street #runoff carries this pollutant into waterways, posing a significant threat to aquatic life🐟, especially salmon. #microplastics

The UNEP’s third 3️⃣ session of the open-ended working group #OEWG3 to prepare proposals 📃 for a science-policy panel #SPP to contribute to the sound management of #chemicals & #waste and to prevent #pollution is held next week in Geneva🇨🇭17-21 June 2024. unep.org/events/confere…

📢Draft report by #POPRC on POPs in products and articles is out for comments✏️by 2 July 2024❗️ chm.pops.int/TheConvention/… This report outlines options for identifying POPs and issues related to production, import & export of products/articles containing POPs👩‍🔬. #Plastics #Trade

The BRS' technical assistance #NeedsAssessment revealed that the biggest challenge in managing #POPs stockpiles and waste is identifying #products and #articles containing chemicals listed under the #StockholmConvention. Contribute your comments to #POPRC! chm.pops.int/tabid/9694/Def…

⚠️ A new Wildlife and Countryside Link report has found #toxicchemicals in the hair and blood of all participants! 🚫 Chemicals found included PFOS, which was globally banned 15 years ago. Find out more in our latest news story: buff.ly/3VDrs9V

📚Long-term exposure to 6-PPDQ, an ozonation product of #tire preservative 6-PPD, at environmentally relevant conc. causes intestinal toxicity in C. elegans 🪱by enhancing permeability, inducing ROS production & disrupting the intestinal barrier function. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Use of #DEHP in PVC medical devices is under scrutiny for potential reprotoxic effects. This review covers migration & toxic data of 11 alternative plasticizers. While some alternatives show promise, data gaps exist for repro toxic & intravenous exposure. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Automated System for Customs Data (UNCTAD ASYCUDA) has helped over 100 countries simplify and speed up the clearance of goods and the pace of trade. ow.ly/8sRV50SezEC Join us #UNCTAD60 unctad.org/unctad60

🚨 Nice shiny new preprint with Sedat Gundogdu Agathe Bour Ali Rıza Köşker Bruno Andreas Walther Dorota Napierska Constantin Florin - Mihai Kristian Syberg Steffen Foss Hansen 👇 Review of #microplastics and chemical risk posed by #plastic #packaging o... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#OEWG hears update on #PlasticsTreaty. NGOs argue the promise of action on plastics isn't fulfilled— “micro nano plastics” are being produced, loopholes under #BaselConvention must be closed. Parties refer proposals for further activities to a contact group. #pollution #waste

Is the #BaselConvention successful? A new strategic framework may provide useful markers to determine success, and improvements to national reporting may bring better quality information to assess successful implementation. Read ▶️ enb.iisd.org/basel-conventi…

A nontargeted analysis identified 171 #OrganicPollutants in #humanmilk samples from the Yangtze River Delta, China, providing insights into the adverse effects these compounds can have on human health. Read this article in ES&T: go.acs.org/a20

🌊 On Oct 8, 2024, join the "AOMI Database Workshop" online! Learn about the #microplastics database, hear from renowned speakers on related initiatives, and get insights on the state and challenges of ocean plastic monitoring. env.go.jp/en/press/press…