Persistent Organic Pollutants definition

Persistent Organic Pollutants. (POPs) means organic compounds that persist in the environment, bio-accumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. These compounds resist photolytic, chemical and biological degradation, and include but are not limited to dioxin, furan, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, such as aldrin, dieldrin, DDT, hexachlorobenzene, lindane, toxaphene and chlordane;
Persistent Organic Pollutants means chemical substances that persist in the environment, bio-accumulate through the food web, possess toxic properties and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment and that are transported across international boundaries far from their sources;
Persistent Organic Pollutants. (POPs) means organic compounds that persist in the environment, bio-accumulative through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. These compounds resist photolytic, chemical and biological degradation, and include but are not limited to dioxin, furan, Polychlorinated

Examples of Persistent Organic Pollutants in a sentence

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier Covenants that all goods Supplier provides under this Order regardless of country of final use, do not contain any chemicals that are restricted or otherwise banned under the Montreal Protocol, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the US Toxic Substances Control Act, the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Substances and REACH legislation and other comparable chemical regulations unless, Buyer expressly agrees in writing.

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier Covenants that all goods Supplier provides under this Order regardless of country of final use, do not contain any chemicals that are restricted or otherwise banned under the Montreal Protocol, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the US Toxic Substances Control Act, the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Substances and REACH legislation, and other comparable chemical regulations unless, Buyer expressly agrees in writing.

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier Covenants that all goods Supplier provides under this Order regardless of country of final use, do not contain any chemicals that are restricted or otherwise banned under the Montreal Protocol, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act, the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Substances and REACH legislation and other comparable chemical regulations unless, Buyer expressly agrees in writing.

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier Covenants that all goods Supplier provides under this Order regardless of country of final use, do not contain any chemicals that are restricted or otherwise banned under the Montreal Protocol, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act, the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Substances and REACH legislation, and other comparable chemical regulations unless, Buyer expressly agrees in writing.

  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier Covenants that all goods Supplier provides under this Order regardless of country of final use, do not contain any chemicals that are restricted or otherwise banned under the Montreal Protocol, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the US Toxic Substances Control Act (if applicable), the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Substances and REACH legislation and other comparable chemical regulations unless, Buyer expressly agrees in writing.

  • None of the properties or products of Sellers and the Business or any of its predecessors have contained or currently contain any asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, silica or any other substance listed in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

  • An MEA only enters into force once the number of ratifications or accessions required has been attained (e.g. seven needed for the Ramsar Convention; 30 for the Biodiversity Convention; 50 for the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants or ’POPs’).

  • Unless GE has expressly agreed otherwise in writing, you certify that the goods do not contain any chemicals that are restricted or otherwise banned under the Montreal Protocol, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the US Toxic Substances Control Act, the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Substances and REACH legislation, and other comparable chemical regulations (collectively “chemicals legislation”).

  • Protecting Polar Regions from Persistent Organic Pollutants: Some remarks in the Light of the 2001 Stockholm Declaration, in The Antarctic Legal System-The protection of the Environment of The Polar Regions 55 (G.

  • During the Project implementation, the Recipient shall carry out the fiduciary arrangements for the entire Project through the existing Project Management Team (PMT) within MoE established under the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Project.


More Definitions of Persistent Organic Pollutants

Persistent Organic Pollutants means those substances listed in Annexes I to IV of Regulation 850/2004;
Persistent Organic Pollutants means those substances listed in Annexes I to IV of the EU Regulation;