Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)

The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC–Caribbean) has launched its new Digital Learning Hub, expanding access to free, self-paced environmental training across the Caribbean and beyond. The platform offers online courses on chemicals and waste management, supporting capacity-building for professionals, students, and the wider public.

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The Rotterdam Convention is a multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) that promotes shared responsibility and cooperative efforts in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides. It does this through the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure, which ensures that importing countries receive the information they need to make informed decisions before such substances enter their

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The Stockholm Convention is a multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) that aims to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs). POPs are chemicals that remain in the environment for long periods, accumulate in living organisms, travel long distances and have harmful effects on human health and the environment. When the Convention was

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