The Fourth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutant Review Committee (POPRC4) convened from 13-17 October 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Delegates considered: a draft risk profile for short-chained chlorinated paraffins; proposals to list endosulfan and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) under Annexes A, B or C of the Convention; new information on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); and toxic interactions between POPs. During POPRC4, members will also considered draft risk management evaluations for octabromodiphenyl ether, pentachlorobenzene, and alpha and beta hexachlorocyclohexane, and decided if these should be recommended to the Conference of the Parties (COP) for listing in the Stockholm Convention. This was the Committee’s final meeting prior to COP4 which will be held in Geneva in early May 2009.
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IISD RS coverage of POPRC4