Technical guidelines for environmentally sound management of

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wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with

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polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls or

polybrominated biphenyls

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BASEL ACTION NETWORK

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Table of contents

I. Introduction 4

A. Scope 4

B. Description, production, use and wastes 4

1. Description 4

2. Production 5

3. Use 6

4. Wastes 7

II. Relevant provisions of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions 8

A. Basel Convention 8

B. Stockholm Convention 9

III. Issues under the Stockholm Convention to be addressed cooperatively with the Basel

Convention 11

A. Low POP content 11

B. Levels of destruction and irreversible transformation 11

C. Methods that constitute environmentally sound disposal 11

IV. Guidance on environmentally sound management (ESM) 11

A. General considerations 11

1. Basel Convention 11

2. Stockholm Convention 11

3. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 11

B. Legislative and regulatory framework 11

C. Waste prevention and minimization 12

D. Identification and inventories 12

1. Identification 12

2. Inventories 13

E. Sampling, analysis and monitoring 13

1. Sampling 13

2. Analysis 14

3. Monitoring 15

F. Handling, collection, packaging, labelling, transportation and storage 15

1. Handling 15

2. Collection 16

3. Packaging 16

4. Labelling 16

5. Transportation 16

6. Storage 17

G. Environmentally sound disposal 17

1. Pretreatment 17

2. Destruction and irreversible transformation methods 17

3. Other disposal methods when destruction or irreversible transformation

does not represent the environmentally preferable option 17

4. Other disposal methods when the POP content is low 17

H. Remediation of contaminated sites 17

I. Health and safety 17

1. High-volume, high-concentration or high-risk situations 17

2. Low-volume, low-concentration sites or low-risk situations 18

J. Emergency response 19

K. Public participation 19

Annexes

I. Synonyms and trade names for PCBs, PCTs and PBBs 20

II. Bibliography 21