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Potential measures for reduction of releases of heavy metals, POPs, HCFCs, BFRs and industrial greenhouse gases with particular reference to Russia, Ukraine and China

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations and acronyms

1 Summary

• 1.1 Mercury
• 1.2 Lead
• 1.3 Cadmium
• 1.4 PCDD/PCDFs
• 1.5 PCBs
• 1.6 HCB
• 1.7 POPs pesticides
• 1.8 Industrial greenhouse gases
• 1.9 HCFCs
• 1.10 Brominated flame retardants

2 Methodology

• 2.1 Release sources and reduction measures
• 2.2 International agreements
• 2.3 Ongoing activities
• 2.4 Paradigm

3 International agreements overview

4 Heavy metals

• 4.1 Mercury
  • 4.1.2 The mercury problem
  • 4.1.3 Sources and releases
  • 4.1.4 Main reduction measures
  • 4.1.5 International regulation and agreements
  • 4.1.6 Overview of existing activities
• 4.2 Lead
  • 4.2.1 Sources and releases
  • 4.2.2 Main reduction measures
  • 4.2.3 International regulation and agreements
  • 4.2.4 Overview of existing activities
• 4.3 Cadmium
  • 4.3.1 Sources and releases
  • 4.3.2 Main reduction measures
  • 4.3.3 International regulation and agreements
  • 4.3.4 Overview of existing activities

5 Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

• 5.1 PCDD/PCDFs
  • 5.1.1 Sources and releases
  • 5.1.2 Main reduction measures
  • 5.1.3 International regulation and agreements
  • 5.1.4 Overview of existing activities
• 5.2 PCBs
  • 5.2.1 Sources and releases
  • 5.2.2 Main reduction measures
  • 5.2.3 International regulation and agreements
  • 5.2.4 Overview of existing activities
• 5.3 HCB
  • 5.3.1 Sources and releases
  • 5.3.2 Main reduction measures
  • 5.3.3 International regulation and agreements
  • 5.3.4 Overview of existing activities
• 5.4 POPs pesticides
  • 5.4.1 Sources and releases
  • 5.4.2 Main release reduction measures
  • 5.4.3 International regulation and agreements
  • 5.4.4 Overview of existing activities

6 Industrial greenhouse gases

• 6.1 Introduction to industrial greenhouse gases
• 6.2 Sources and releases
  • 6.2.1 Available release data from Russia and Ukraine
• 6.3 Main reduction measures
• 6.4 International regulation and agreements
  • 6.4.1 Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  • 6.4.2 Other agreements
• 6.5 Overview of existing activities

7 HCFCs

• 7.1 Introduction to HCFCs
• 7.2 Sources and releases
• 7.3 Main reduction measures
• 7.4 International regulation and agreements
  • 7.4.1 Montreal Protocol and Vienna Convention
  • 7.4.2 Other agreements
• 7.5 Overview of existing activities

8 Brominated flame retardants

• 8.1 Introduction to brominated flame retardants
• 8.2 Sources and releases
• 8.3 Main reduction measures
• 8.4 International regulation and agreements
• 8.5 Overview of existing activities

9 References

Appendix 1 International agreements in short

• A1-1 The Stockholm Convention
• A1-2 CLRTAP HM and POPs protocols

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