Clean Baltic within Reach? How can a new chemical policy

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contribute to the protection of the Baltic Sea?

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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6

1. INTRODUCTION 8

2. THE BALTIC SEA – A SPECIAL ECOSYSTEM OF HIGH SENSITIVITY 9

3. WHAT ARE THE CHEMICALS OF CONCERN? 10

4. BURDENS OF THE BALTIC SEA – OLD AND NEW HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS 11

5. BALTIC COCKTAIL – WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNT? 21

6. HOW WILL REACH CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCE THE CHEMICAL IMPACT ON THE BALTIC

SEA? 23

7. ABOVE AND BEYOND REACH 25

8. CONCLUSIONS 26

REFERENCES 27

GLOSSARY 31

APPENDIX 35