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UK Seeks Comments on PBDD/PBDFs POP Risk Profile
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - Article 8UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)Global
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Jan 1, 2026
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The UK government is calling for comments on a revised draft risk profile for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs) and mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBCDD/Fs), excluding polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. This risk profile is being developed as part of the Stockholm Convention Article 8 process for potential listing in Annex E (release reduction provisions). Stakeholders can provide input on the scientific assessment of these substances as POPs.
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UK Seeks Comments on PBDD/PBDFs POP Risk Profile
Consultations and strategy Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports ### Search # Call for comments on a revised draft risk profile of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2026 Call for comments on a draft risk profile for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, excluding polychlorinated dibe