GUIDE TO NEW POPs: LONG-CHAIN PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACIDS (PFCAs), THEIR SALTS, AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

The POPs Review Committee has recommended three new chemicals be listed for global elimination at the 2025 Stockholm Convention COP: chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs). IPEN’s guides briefly describe why each of these hazardous chemicals should be globally banned, without exemptions.

This guide describes long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids and the case for listing these chemicals for global elimination.

Read the guide, below.