POPRC-7 Outcomes

The 7th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention adopted 12 decisions on, inter alia:
- advancing chlorinated naphthalenes and hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) to the risk profile stage;
- recommending that parties consider listing hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in Annexes A, B, and/or C of the Convention;
- effective participation in the Committee’s work;
- the assessment of alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in open applications, DDT, and endosulfan; and
- the implications of climate change on POPs.

The Committee also established nine intersessional working groups to address:
- HBCD;
- HCBD;
- chlorinated naphthalenes;
- pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its salts and esters;
- alternatives to endosulfan and DDT;
- alternatives to PFOS in open applications;
- the draft risk profile on short-chained chlorinated paraffins;
- consideration of toxic interactions; and
- the impact of climate change on the Committee’s work.

These working groups will report back at POPRC-8, which is scheduled for October 2012.

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