Phasing-out of legacy brominated flame retardants: The UNEP Stockholm Convention and other legislative action worldwide

Due to their toxicity and persistence, several families of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have been listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Stockholm Convention, a multilateral treaty overseen by the United Nations Environment Programme. This treaty mandates that parties who have s...

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Main Authors: Martin Sharkey, Stuart Harrad, Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah, Daniel S. Drage, Harald Berresheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020319966