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Countries list hazardous chlorpyrifos for elimination with 22 exemptions under Stockholm Convention
03 May 2025 01:09 GMT
… for example, requested that chlorpyrifos be allowed for use … India has approved use of chlorpyrifos for rice, beans, … Delegates took up the chlorpyrifos proposal to be listed … chemicals proposed for listing. This was after the body concluded that chlorpyrifos …
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"UN Chemicals Negotiators To Debate Potential Global Chlorpyrifos Ban"
01 May 2025 17:59 GMT
… toxic compounds"
"International chemicals negotiators began a biennial meeting … the Rotterdam Convention deals with chemicals management, and the Basel … scientific review committee recommended that chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, …
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India opposes inclusion of insecticide Chlorpyrifos at Stockholm Convention despite calls for ban
30 Apr 2025 12:15 GMT
… the environment.
The insecticide, Chlorpyrifos, is a chemical linked to adverse effects … the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes.
Chlorpyrifos is listed as … says.
In addition to Chlorpyrifos, other chemicals like Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins …
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Calls renewed for a global ban on dangerous pesticide 'chlorpyrifos' without exemptions
30 Apr 2025 12:15 GMT
… ban on hazardous pesticides like chlorpyrifos has been reinvigorated once again … the Stockholm Convention, listing dangerous chemicals — such as pesticides and industrial … completely banned or eliminated worldwide. Chemicals or pesticides included in Annex …
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UN debates global ban on chlorpyrifos and other persistent toxic chemicals
30 Apr 2025 12:03 GMT
… .
Leigh Krietsch Boerner reports for Chemical & Engineering News.
In short … Environment Programme
Why this matters:
Chlorpyrifos, once widely used in agriculture … certain crops. The two other chemicals under consideration, medium-chain chlorinated …
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Iran attends 2025 BRS COPs in Geneva
02 May 2025 12:11 GMT
… invisible: sound management of chemicals and wastes” is the … the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes.
The meetings … efforts to address hazardous chemical and waste pollution that … sealants, and rubber; 2) Chlorpyrifos an insecticide widely used in …
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How potato pests find ways around insecticides
01 May 2025 22:40 GMT
… to be resistant to chlorpyrifos, also known as chlorpyrifos ethyl.
“Pyrethroids are … slows down absorption of the chemical, giving their detoxification systems more … combination of cultural, biological, and chemical controls.
Without changes to current …
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Why the World Doesn’t Want America’s Food
01 May 2025 19:11 GMT
… to U.S. health standards, chemically washing meat reduces the risks … like salmonella.
The problem is chemically washed meat is banned in … in the EU. These include:
Chlorpyrifos, an insecticide known to cause …
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Corn’s Double Life: Staple Superfood or Toxic Trap?
30 Apr 2025 13:52 GMT
… pesticide residues, including atrazine and chlorpyrifos, compounds associated with endocrine … before use to reduce residual chemicals.
Culinarily, corn is remarkably … form, its industrial processing and chemical exposure demand discernment. Choosing …
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The Corn conundrum: How this staple food can be nutritious and harmful
30 Apr 2025 01:30 GMT
… may contain traces of chemicals like atrazine and chlorpyrifos, which have been … residues, contains no glyphosate (a chemical commonly used on GMO crops …