Environmental Project's Achievements Reports Query System

The project of international convention and international exchange for promoting the management of chemical substances in 2019.

Absrtact	The achievements of the project include: 1) The latest information on the Stockholm Convention and international control strategies in relation to the perfluorooctanoic acid, dicofol, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, hexabromocyclododecane, hexabromobiphenyl, chiorinated naphthalene and hexachlorobutadiene were collected, and recommendations for control strategies of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were proposed to related administrative agencies in Taiwan. In addition, the National Report of POPs management achievement in 2018 had been renewed. 2) The information on the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury from other countries was collected. The project also held an international conference. The strategies and recommendations for source control, product management and waste management were proposed. Through the inter-ministerial meeting, a discussion of management measures for mercury-containing products, as well as the implementation achievements of proposed measures for each department was carried out to help to renew the National Report of Mercury management achievement in 2018. 3) The latest information on the Rotterdam Convention and management strategies adapted by other countries was collected, and the project proposed a preliminary assessment of the implementation feasibility as well as the promoting alternatives for our country. 4) The latest information on highly concerned substance lists and management strategies for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from other countries was collected. Concerning the plasticizer-Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) related environment, plastic supplies and other issues, a cross-departmental meeting was held to refine recommendations. The 2018 report of EDCs had been renewed. 5) The project also renewed the content of the websites to enhance public awareness of POPs, mercury and EDCs, and optimized a reporting and management information system for cross-departmental implementation accomplishment.
Keyword	Persistent Organic Pollutants, Minamata Convention on Mercury, Environmental hormone

Absrtact

The achievements of the project include: 1) The latest information on the Stockholm Convention and international control strategies in relation to the perfluorooctanoic acid, dicofol, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, hexabromocyclododecane, hexabromobiphenyl, chiorinated naphthalene and hexachlorobutadiene were collected, and recommendations for control strategies of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were proposed to related administrative agencies in Taiwan. In addition, the National Report of POPs management achievement in 2018 had been renewed. 2) The information on the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury from other countries was collected. The project also held an international conference. The strategies and recommendations for source control, product management and waste management were proposed. Through the inter-ministerial meeting, a discussion of management measures for mercury-containing products, as well as the implementation achievements of proposed measures for each department was carried out to help to renew the National Report of Mercury management achievement in 2018. 3) The latest information on the Rotterdam Convention and management strategies adapted by other countries was collected, and the project proposed a preliminary assessment of the implementation feasibility as well as the promoting alternatives for our country. 4) The latest information on highly concerned substance lists and management strategies for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from other countries was collected. Concerning the plasticizer-Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) related environment, plastic supplies and other issues, a cross-departmental meeting was held to refine recommendations. The 2018 report of EDCs had been renewed. 5) The project also renewed the content of the websites to enhance public awareness of POPs, mercury and EDCs, and optimized a reporting and management information system for cross-departmental implementation accomplishment.

Keyword

Persistent Organic Pollutants, Minamata Convention on Mercury, Environmental hormone