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"GEF-6 Belarus POPs Legacy and Sustainable Chemicals Management Project"

International Technical Assistance Project "Sustainable Management of Persistent Pollutants and Chemicals in the Republic of Belarus, GEF-6"

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A QUIZ GAME ON POPS WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE PROJECT

23 November 2022

A QUIZ GAME ON POPS WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE PROJECT

The application for mobile devices on Android and iOS: "POPs Quiz" – a quiz game on the problem of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) was developed in the framework of the International Technical Assistance Project "GEF-6 Belarus POPs Legacy and Sustainable Chemicals Management".

GRADUAL SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF OBSOLETE PESTICIDES

25 October 2022

GRADUAL SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF OBSOLETE PESTICIDES

The International Technical Assistance Project "GEF-6 Belarus POPs Legacy and Sustainable Chemicals Management" carried out the removal of obsolete pesticides from the Grodno region and works are underway at the warehouses of the Vitebsk region.

PESTICIDES ARE PROVEN TO DESTROY ANCIENT ARTIFACTS

10 October 2022

PESTICIDES ARE PROVEN TO DESTROY ANCIENT ARTIFACTS

An ancient Roman copper bowl after conservation works displayed at the Sandwich Guildhall Museum

LAST OBSOLETE PESTICIDES WERE FINALLY REMOVED FROM THE TERRITORY OF THE LIOZNO DISTRICT

29 September 2022

LAST OBSOLETE PESTICIDES WERE FINALLY REMOVED FROM THE TERRITORY OF THE LIOZNO DISTRICT

On 28 September 2022, the last obsolete pesticides, stored at the warehouses in Liozno, were finally removed from the territory of the Liozno district.

COOPERATION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COMMON GOALS: A PROJECT ON CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT WAS LAUNCHED IN BELARUS

20 September 2022

COOPERATION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COMMON GOALS: A PROJECT ON CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT WAS LAUNCHED IN BELARUS

The International Technical Assistance Project "GEF-6 Belarus POPs Legacy and Sustainable Chemicals Management" took part in the international seminar that was held on 14 September 2022 on the basis of the Republican Unitary Enterprise "Scientific Practical Centre of Hygiene".

DIOXINS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH

5 August 2022

DIOXINS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH

Dioxins and their impact on human health Key facts: · Dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds that are environmental pollutants.

THE PROJECT PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WITHIN THE COOPERATION OF THE CIS MEMBER STATES

4 August 2022

THE PROJECT PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WITHIN THE COOPERATION OF THE CIS MEMBER STATES

At the meeting of the Expert Group of the CIS Commission on the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes on the development of the draft Concept on cooperation of the CIS member states in the field of waste management of hazard classes I and II, the draft Concept was considered.

THE GRODNO REGION IS CLEARED OF OBSOLETE PESTICIDES

3 August 2022

THE GRODNO REGION IS CLEARED OF OBSOLETE PESTICIDES

At the beginning of August 2022, the last obsolete pesticides stored in the warehouses of the Grodno region were finally removed from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

THE PROJECT GRADUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF OBSOLETE PESTICIDES

19 July 2022

THE PROJECT GRADUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF OBSOLETE PESTICIDES

Obsolete pesticides pose a significant potential threat to the environment and public health as a source of chemical substances, including pesticides, entering soils, atmospheric air, surface and ground waters, flora and fauna, both at the local level and on a larger scale.

CERTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

18 July 2022

CERTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

Work on the certification and test operation of hazardous waste processing/disposal facilities at the Complex in the Chechersk district continues.