Protect the environment and human health from Persistent Organic Pollutants: Review of Regulation and Complymarket Solutions
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) are organic substances that last a long time in the environment, accumulate in living organisms, and pose a risk to human health and the environment. These substances can be moved across international boundaries through the air, water, or migration species, reaching an area where it may never be produced or used. Effective international risk management is needed because there is no one region that can manage the risks caused by these substances themselves.
There are four lists of substances arranged under Pops:
- Appendix I: Pops whose manufacturing, placement in the market, or its use is prohibited.
- Appendix II: Pops whose making, placement in the market, or its use is very limited.
- Appendix III: POPs that emerged as an unintentional side product of the industrial process and subject to steps to reduce release.
- Appendix IV: Pops are subject to special waste management steps.
How complymarket can help you:
- Complydoc:Is a solution to the cloud of open and first source code for sustainability of supply chains, management of chemical compliance & product to gather information from suppliers.
- AD-HOC Consultation: The Complymarket Team has an extensive experience in providing regulatory support for pops regulations.