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IPEN at the POPs Review Committee (POPRC)

Stockholm Convention's POPs Review Committee: IPEN's Role

IPEN has contributed original science and updates on the latest research to the Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee (POPRC) since its inception, advocating for global elimination of chemicals that threaten human health and the environment.

The Stockholm Convention takes recommendations from the POPRC when countries nominate new chemicals for addition to the list of POPs that should be globally banned. POPRC is charged with reviewing the latest science and considering policy solutions, including global bans on hazardous chemicals.

The POPRC meets annually. See IPEN materials and background from POPRC, below.

Featured VIDEOS

IPEN Educational Event

At POPRC 2025, IPEN hosted a side event on “Global Monitoring of POPs.”

Click the video (left) to see the recordings of the event.

IPEN Steering Committee member Griffins Oohing of Kenya speaking at an IPEN meeting at BRS 2022

IPEN at POPRC

21st Meeting of the POPRC (October 2025)

20th Meeting of the POPRC (September 2024)

See IPEN’s Quick Views

19th Meeting of the POPRC (October 2023)

Click below to see IPEN materials from previous POPRC meetings.

POPRC Meetings

Publications

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Holpechen, Campeche, Mexico- A farmworker spraying pesticides in papaya with bare feet and no protection equipment Photo by Fernando Bejarano 2014

Ban Chlorpyrifos: Letter from Project TENDR and Others

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GUIDE TO NEW POPS: CHLORPYRIFOS

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

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GUIDE TO NEW POPS: MEDIUM-CHAIN CHLORINATED PARAFFINS

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From Hidden Hazards to Open Data: Advancing Traceability and Transparency for POPs

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Stockholm Convention POPs Review Committee (POPRC): IPEN Materials

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Low POPs Content Levels and Non-Combustion Technologies

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Egg Studies: Global Reports

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Are Your Children’s Toys Hazardous Waste?

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Long-chain PFCAs: IPEN Studies and Views

Toxic Industrial Chemical Recommended for Global Prohibition Contaminates Children’s Toys

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Ending Toxic Exemptions

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