To develop effective strategies that can lead to the elimination of the listed polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), parties to the Stockholm Convention need to understand their national situation concerning these chemicals. Such information can be obtained through an inventory of listed PBDEs.
This document provides guidance to parties on the establishment of inventories of persistent organic pollutants, including PBDEs, listed under the convention in 2009 and 2017. A brief reference is also made to hexabromobiphenyl (HBB) to facilitate parties' understanding of this chemical and on the potential relevance of undertaking an inventory for it. The document will be of use to national focal points for the Stockholm Convention, the coordinator of the National Implementation Plan (NIP) review and update process, and task teams responsible for establishing the inventory. It will also be of interest to other stakeholders concerned with the elimination of POP-PBDEs and HBB.
This guidance is intended to be used in conjunction with the general guidance on POPs inventory development, which provides a general description of the process of developing an inventory for POPs. Users can also consult other guidance documents to support review and updating of NIPs available on the Stockholm Convention website.
This document is presented in English. Translation to other official languages of UN is available here.