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SNAPSHOT NEWS


MAY 2, 2024

THE “ESSENTIAL USE” CONCEPT: A CRITICAL BALANCING ACT

At a time when decision-makers are focused on tackling climate change, pollution
and bio-diversity loss, how can they best balance the potentially harmful
characteristic of some substances with the necessity of their use in order, for
example, to sustain basic conditions for human health? ...

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THE CHRYSOTILE INDUSTRY CREATED A RESPONSIBLE-USE PROGRAM THAT IS BASED
ON THE CONTROLLED-USE APPROACH TO REGULATING CHRYSOTILE

 

 
The chrysotile fibre is encapsulated in a matrix of cement or resin, preventing
the release of fibres.  
More than 90% of chrysotile is used in the construction of buildings in fiber
cement and in the making of construction materials.


FEATURED DOCUMENTS


2023
Rotterdam convention
COP11 Meeting

 

2021-2022
Rotterdam convention
COP10 Meeting

 

2019
Requirements and
Achievements

 

March 2015
Science Must Prevail

 

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