This activity could be carried out for selected chemicals such as:
- Chemicals banned or restricted with risk assessments available from international organisations1 or with other relevant assessments, e.g. risk profile from the Stockholm Convention2.
- Chemicals identified as national priority if a risk assessment is available or a donor supports the risk assessment with external expertise.
1 – OECD Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Toolbox (www.OECDSAAToolbox.org ) page on restriction lists in different jurisdictions (including the convention lists): http://www.oecdsaatoolbox.org/Home/Regulations
A Roadmap to National and Regional Programmes’ work on Chemicals Assessment eChemPortal schedules of assessments
2 – The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife, and have harmful impacts on human health or on the environment. An overview of the Convention is available at Stockholm Convention overview . A list of current POPS is at Stockholm Convention POPs list