The National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (the Plan) 2012 is the Irish government effort in implementing an Action Plan on unintentional POPs. Heading 2 outlines the country profile providing details on the quality of air, water, land and soil, nature and biodiversity and waste, and on the current POPs legislative framework. Heading 3 contains an assessment of intentionally produced POPs in Ireland, these include: POP pesticides, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (Tetra, Penta, Hexa, Hepta bromodiphenyl ethers), Hexabromobiphenyl, Perflourooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS). The assessment entails their production and use, waste management and stockpile, and their presence in environment, soil, air, water and food. Heading 4 contains unintentionally released POPs and Ireland's Action Plan. Firstly it is provided an evaluation of unintentionally released POPs (Dioxin and furan releases; PCB releases, Hexachlorobenzene releases, Pentachlorobenzene releases ) in air, land, food, water (also marine) and environment. Then an evaluation of the laws and policies relating the management of releases of unintentional POPs and National Strategies in place to reduce release of unintentional POPs. Section 6 of the Plan details the further actions to be undertaken and the timeframe for the implementation of measures to support the strategies to identify, characterise and address releases of unintentional POPs, these include Enforcement of existing legislation, regulation and control, monitoring, research and improving the quality of inventories of POPs, guidance and awareness regarding unintentional POPs.
Irlanda · 2012-11-01