… The Stockholm Convention  aims to eliminate or restrict the worldwide production, use and release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The Convention was … the Federal States on Water Issues (LAWA) - 2018 Bans or limits on the production, use and release of several of these 14 POPs have been in effect in Germany since the … release. PFOS are in the group of per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) and were used for many years in certain fire-fighting foams and in electroplating. The …

… first and foremost to prevent accidents at plants where hazardous substances are used – and in the event of an accident, minimize the consequent health and … EU’s Seveso II Directive, which also applies to installations that are presumed to use such substances in an industrial chemical process that could potentially go out …

… have demonstrated that the emissions of the planned installation will not cause permitted levels of pollutants in ambient air to be exceeded. In Germany, the … to as Lagrange particle dispersion model. Unlike the Gaussian models commonly used elsewhere, this flexible modelling procedure produces realistic results even …