PFAS - time for action Industry and regulators must act on the UN expert committee’s recommendations

摘要

In September, the expert committee of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) made strong recommendations to prevent further harm to the environment and health from per- and polyfuorinated substances (PFASs). The 31-member POPs Review Committee (POPRC) had its 14th annual meeting in Rome in September. Among the 180 participants were representatives of Ipen, a network of more than 500 NGOs working in 115 countries to reduce and eliminate the harm to human health and the environment from toxic chemicals.