Here you will find informational resources (including publications, reports, etc.) that IPEN developed to help educate and orient NGOs, decision-makers and the general public about chemical safety issues. Please note that many of these resources are available in multiple languages — just click on them to see what languages are available.
Booklets
Booklets
Booklets
Stockholm Convention on Toxic Chemicals (POPs)
- Plastic Waste Management Hazards: Waste-to-Energy, Chemical Recycling, and Plastic Fuels (2021)
- Hazardous Chemicals Found in Plastic Products in Africa (2021)
- Toxic Chemicals in Plastic Waste Poisoning People in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe & Latin America (2021)
- POPs in Eggs: Report for Africa (2019)
- Weak Controls: European E-Waste Poisons Africa's Food Chain (2019)
- PFAS Pollution Across the Middle East and Asia (2019)
- Dioxins- The old dirty (dozen) guys are still with us (2019)
- Poisoning Our Goods: Toxics in Recycled Products (2019)
- The Global PFAS Problem: Fluorine-Free Alternatives as Solutions (2019)
- Toxic Soup: Dioxins in Plastic Toys (2019)
- Toxic Loophole: Recycling Hazardous Waste Into New Products (2019)
- Los Plaguicidas Altamente Peligrosos en México (2018)
- PRTR: Establishing a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (2018)
- Toxic Industrial Chemical Recommended for Global Prohibition Contaminates Children's Toys (2017)
- Toxic Ash Poisons Our Food Chain (2017)
- POPs Recycling Contaminates Children's Toys with Toxic Flame Retardants (2017)
- IPEN Guide to New POPs (2017)
- POPs in Chicken Eggs from Hotspots in China (2015)
- After Incineration: The Toxic Ash Problem (2015 update)
- Toxic Toy or Toxic Waste: Old POPs in New Products (full report) (2015)
- Toxic Toy or Toxic Waste: Old POPs in New Products (summary for decision-makers) (2015)
- A Public Interest Guide to Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals (2013)
- Solutions for the Destruction of POPs Waste (2012)
- Producers’ perceptions on the risks related to the use of endosulfan in Benin and Togo (2010)
- Alternatives to Endosulfan in Latin America - Summary (2009)
- An NGO Guide to Hazardous Pesticides and SAICM (2009) (1-page update, 2015)
- An NGO Guide to Persistent Organic Pollutants
- DDT in Eggs- A Global Review (2009)
- Does Endosulfan have an alternative? Non Pesticidal Management: A large-scale success story from Andhra Pradesh, India (2009)
- Endosulfan in West Africa: Adverse Effects, its Banning, and Alternatives (2009)
- IPEN Guide to New POPs (2009)
- Lindane: Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Alternatives (2009)
- Monitoring Mother Earth by Monitoring Mothers' Milk (2009)
- Dirty Dozen (2009)
- El Endosulfán y sus Alternativas en America Latina (2008)
- Civil Society Works to Eliminate POPs: The International POPs Elimination Project (2007)
- Dioxin ToolKit Factsheet (2005)
- After Incineration, The Toxic Ash Problem (2005)
- Alternatives for POPs disposal (2nd edition) (2005)
- BAT/BEP Guidelines: A work in progress (2005)
- Dirty Dozen (2005)
- The Egg Report (2005)
- Estimating Releases and Prioritizing Sources in the Context of the Stockholm Convention: Dioxin Emission Factors for Forest Fires, Grassland and Moor Fires, Open Burning of Agricultural Residues, Open Burning of Domestic Waste, Landfills and Dump Fires (2005)
- Lindane’s Dirty Secret (2005)
- The Next Generation of POPs: PBDEs and Lindane (2005)
- Pesticides: A Real Threat. Identifying unauthorized storages & stockpiles of obsolete-banned pesticides. (2004)
- Health and Environmental Hazards of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and other Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) (2004)
- Lindane: Answers to Common Questions (2003)
- Information Relevant to the Basel Convention’s Hazardous Characteristic H11 – Toxic (Delayed or Chronic), i.e., De Minimis Concentrations in Waste and the Stockholm Convention’s “Low POPs Content” (2003)
- DDT & Malaria Answers to Common Questions (2002)
Chemical Safety and Emerging Issues (SAICM)
- IPEN 3-Year SAICM Report (2012-2015)
- Los Plaguicidas Altamente Peligrosos en México (español) (2017) / Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Mexico (English) (2018)
- IPEN Beyond 2020 Perspectives (2017)
- Citizens' Report - Implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) by IPEN Participating Organizations 2012 - 2015 (2015)
- Introduction to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) (2014)
- An NGO Guide to the Strategic Aproach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), updated with a new preface (2014)
- Citizens' Report – Implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) by IPEN Participating Organizations 2009- 2012 (2012)
- An NGO Guide to Hazardous Pesticides and SAICM (2009)
- Citizen's Report - Global Outreach Campaign on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) (2009)
- An NGO Guide to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) (2008)
Chemicals in Products (CiP)
- Plastic & Health: The Hidden Cost of a Plastic Planet (2019)
- Toxic Industrial Chemical Recommended for Global Prohibition Contaminates Children's Toys (2017)
- POPs Recycling Contaminates Children's Toys with Toxic Flame Retardants (2017)
- Toxic Toy or Toxic Waste: Old POPs in New Products (full report) (2015)
- Toxic metals in children’s products: an insight into the market in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (2013)
Electronic and Electrical Waste and Products (E-Products)
- Stories of Women Workers in Vietnam's Electronics Industry (2017)
- A Public Interest Guide to Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals (2013)
- Guide for Conducting an E-waste Inventory in Africa (2013)
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)
- Plastics, EDCs and Health (2020)
- Introduction to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (2014)
- Scientist Open Letter Calling for Global Action on EDCs (2013)
- Endocrine Disruptors as a SAICM Emerging Issue: IPEN Position & Priorities (2012)
Nanotechnology
- Social and Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology Development in Asia-Pacific (2014)
- Social and Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology Development in Africa (2012)
- Social and Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (2012)
Toxic Metals
Lead
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Household Use in Jamaica (2018)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Mexico (2018)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in The Gambia (2018)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use Global Report (2017)
- Soluble and Total Lead Content of Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in China (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in the Philippines (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Mongolia (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Zambia (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Uganda (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Morocco (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Argentina (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Kenya (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Cameroon (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Tanzania (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Ethiopia (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Côte d'Ivoire (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Nigeria (2017)
- Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in Pakistan (2017)
- Global Lead Paint Report (2016)
- Lead in New Enamel Household Paints in Malaysia (2016)
- Eliminating Lead in Paint in Seven Asian Countries (2015)
- Eliminate Lead Paint, Protect Children's Health- Africa Project (2015)
- Lead in Household Dust in Sri Lanka (2014)
- Asia Regional Paint Report (2014)
- Plomo en las Pinturas Paraguay (Lead in Paraguay Household Paint) (2013)
- Lead in Enamel Decorative Paints- National Paint Testing Results: A Nine Country Study (2013)
- Eliminate Lead Paint: Protect Children's Health (2013)
- Global Lead Paint Elimination by 2020: A Test of the Effectiveness of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (2012)
- Lead in Kenyan Household Paint (2012)
- Global Study to Determine Lead in New Decorative Paints in 10 Countries (2009)
Mercury
- High Mercury Levels in Indigenous Latin American Women
- Mercury Threat to Women & Chidren Across 3 Oceans: Elevated Mercury in Women in Small Island States & Countries (2018)
- Mercury in Women of Child-Bearing Age in 25 Countries (2017)
- Mercury Monitoring in Women of Child-Bearing Age in the Asia and the Pacific Region (2017)
- Guidance on the Identification, Management and Remediation of Mercury-Contaminated Sites (2016)
- An NGO Introduction to Mercury Pollution and the Minamata Convention on Mercury (2014)
- Global Mercury Hotspots (2013)
- Guide to the New Mercury Treaty (2013)
- Selected Mercury Waste Hotspots Around the World (2013)
- Asia Pacific Study on Heavy Metals in Commerce (2011)
- A survey of mercury content in the hair of delegates at the first UN negotiating meeting for a global treaty on mercury (2010)
- An NGO Introduction to Mercury Pollution (2010)
- Market Analysis of Some Mercury-Containing Products (2010)
Ocean Pollutants
Videos
- Visit our channel and subscribe for the latest videos, including many webinars on key IPEN issues.
- IPEN Toxics Plastics Video (2019)
- Mercury Threat Across 3 Oceans, A Molokai Mom's Story (2018)
- Mercury Treaty COP1 Slideshow, IPEN (2017)
- Metal Plating Workers are Heavily Exposed to Mercury in Nepal, CEPHED, Nepal (2017)
- How to identify early symptoms of mercury intoxification, BALIFOKUS, Indonesia (2015)
- The True Cost of the Chemical Industry's Products, IPEN (2015)
- Severe Neurological Symptoms, BALIFOKUS, Indonesia and Stephen Bose-O'Reilly (2014)
- Little Things Matter: The Impact of Toxins on the Developing Brain, Canadian Environmental Health Atlas (2014)
- "Big Picture" video: Why POPs Are a Global Threat, IPEN (2011)
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