| dc.contributor | Governance Affairs Office | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Asia and the Pacific | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-21T13:30:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-12-21T13:30:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11-22 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/13565 | |
| dc.description | Chemicals intensification of the economies
An integral part of the daily life, chemicals are central to all economies
Negative health effects: from acute poisoning to long term effects
Environmental effects: from sensitive species to large scale life-sustaining ecosystems
• Pesticide and fertilizer contamination of rivers and lakes,
• Heavy metals (e.g., mercury and lead),
• Pollution associated with cement and textile production,
• Dioxin contamination from mining
• POPs ( dioxins PCBs, DDTs) on wildlife, animals and human food sources | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.unep.org/civil-society/Portals/24105/documents/RCMs/2012/ROAP/Session%207%20-%20Sound%20Management%20of%20Chemicals%20and%20Waste_HHI%20and%20SEF.pdf | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Harmful substances | en_US |
| dc.title | Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste | en_US |
| dc.type | Presentation | en_US |
| wd.meeting.name | Major Groups and Stakeholders Asia Pacific Meeting 22-23 November 2012 Kathmandu, Nepal | en_US |
| wd.meeting.startdate | 2012-11-23 | |
| wd.meeting.enddate | 2012-11-23 | |
| wd.identifier.collection | Meeting Documents | en_US |
