Stockholm Convention confirms Dechlorane Plus as POP and moves on to risk management and control. The 17th meeting of the POPs Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention adopted the Risk Profile of the halogenated flame retardant Dechlorane Plus, concluding that there is evidence for persistence, bioaccumulation and adverse effects on organisms and widespread environmental occurrence including in remote regions leading “to significant adverse human health and/or environmental effects such that global action is warranted”. The meeting also decided to proceed to POP risk assessment of certain chlorinated paraffins, and agreed terms of references to assess certain fluorinated chemicals (PFOS and other).
“Seventeenth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC.17)”, Stockholm Convention 24-28 January 2022 http://www.pops.int/TheConvention/POPsReviewCommittee/Meetings/POPRC17/Overview/tabid/8900/Default.aspx