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OBSOLETE CHEMICAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- obsolete chemical
1, record 1, English, obsolete%20chemical
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It was considered that obsolete chemicals should include those that are no longer in use or are being withdrawn; and are hazardous to human health and the environment; and are held as stockpiles; and are difficult to dispose of in an environmentally sound manner. 2, record 1, English, - obsolete%20chemical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The meeting recognized that existing and previous storage sites were often contaminated from leaking containers of obsolete materials and constituted a potential source of risk. The meeting agreed that the identification and clean-up of such storage sites should be included as part of the work on obsolete chemicals and pesticides. Limitations placed by developed countries with environmentally sound disposal capacity on accepting obsolete chemicals and pesticides from other countries for destruction could be examined in this context. 2, record 1, English, - obsolete%20chemical
Record 1, Key term(s)
- obsolete chemicals
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Sécurité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- produit chimique périmé
1, record 1, French, produit%20chimique%20p%C3%A9rim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Forum permet à ces divers partenaires de traiter certaines questions sur une base commune : l'évaluation des risques chimiques, les produits chimiques et les pesticides périmés, l'établissement d'un système mondial harmonisé pour la classification et l'étiquetage des substances chimiques, et le renforcement des capacités et des infrastructures nationales permettant de gérer les produits chimiques. 1, record 1, French, - produit%20chimique%20p%C3%A9rim%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- produits chimiques périmés
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Seguridad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- productos químicos obsoletos
1, record 1, Spanish, productos%20qu%C3%ADmicos%20obsoletos
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- productos químicos en desuso 1, record 1, Spanish, productos%20qu%C3%ADmicos%20en%20desuso
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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