date:Sep 17, 2018
xperts from all the UN regions attending the meeting.
The four hazardous chemicals recommended to be listed are:
? The pesticide acetochlor, used for example as a herbicide on maize, known to be highly toxic to aquatic organisms and posing a high risk to birds and non-targeted plants;
? The industrial chemical hexabromocyclododecane, used, for example, in flame retardants and polystyrene foam insulation, known to be carcinogenic, neurotoxic and harmful for human development as well as toxic to