Cookware, paint, spices - these can all contain lead, a heavy metal causing more than 1.5 million deaths annually, harming children and biodiversity.
Here’s how we can reduce the risks and #BeatChemicalPollution: https://ow.ly/uyoY50YlHTa
Every year millions die from antimicrobial resistance.
Pollution of the environment with antimicrobial-containing waste and runoff from factories, farms, hospitals and other sources is contributing to its rise.
To reduce it, we must #BeatChemicalPollution at source: www.unep.org/topics/pollu...
The world is awash in tens of thousands of chemicals.
Some save lives. Others cost them.
See how the Global Framework on Chemicals is working to #BeatChemicalPollution and protect people and planet: unep.org/news-and-stories/story/h...
Pollution is a major driver of disease. Harmful chemicals travel far beyond where they are released, contaminating air, water & food systems and contributing to millions of premature deaths a year.
That’s why we must #BeatChemicalPollution at its source, using a #OneHealth approach: bit.ly/3Nxmjyl
Millions die yearly from antimicrobial resistance.
Pollution of the environment with antimicrobial-containing waste and runoff from factories, farms, hospitals, and other sources is contributing to its rise.
To reduce it, the 🌎 must #BeatChemicalPollution at source: www.unep.org/topics/pollu...
Cookware, paint, spices - these can all contain lead, a heavy metal causing more than 1.5 million deaths annually, harming children and biodiversity.
Here’s how we can reduce the risks and #BeatChemicalPollution: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Millions die yearly from antimicrobial resistance.
Pollution of the environment with antimicrobial waste and runoff from factories, farms, hospitals, and other sources is contributing to its rise.
What is #AMR and why we need to #BeatChemicalPollution at source: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... #WAAW
When pharmaceuticals leak into nature, they don’t disappear.
They change animal behaviour, disrupt hormones, enter crops and fuel antimicrobial resistance #AMR.
What harms the environment harms us.
Let’s #BeatChemicalPollution: bit.ly/4nZClxH
#WAAW
Cookware, paint, spices - these can all contain lead, a heavy metal causing more than 1.5 million deaths annually, harming children and biodiversity.
This #ILPPW2025, here’s how we can reduce the risks and #BeatChemicalPollution: https://bit.ly/3IVQu0z
Lead is toxic, especially to children. Yet, it’s still found in paint, ceramics, cosmetics, and more.
Exposure can lead to irreversible brain damage, lower IQ, and heart disease.
Here’s how we can reduce the risks and #BeatChemicalPollution: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty that protects human health & the environment from mercury's adverse effects.
In efforts to #BeatChemicalPollution, the @minamataconvention.bsky.social works to halt new mercury mines' development, phase out existing ones, & more: bit.ly/3D0rqiF
Millions die yearly from antimicrobial resistance.
Pollution of the environment with antimicrobial-containing waste and runoff from factories, farms, hospitals, and other sources is contributing to its rise.
To reduce it, the 🌎 must #BeatChemicalPollution at source: www.unep.org/topics/pollu...
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are toxic, long-lasting, and everywhere: in our air, water, soil, and even our bodies.
They’re our #WorstFriendsForever.
Watch our video series and learn why they can’t be ignored if we are to #BeatChemicalPollution: bit.ly/4etnAQG
It’s Multistakeholder Day at the Global Framework on Chemicals #GFC_OEWG2025 meeting in Uruguay.
From electronics to healthcare, industries are coming together with governments and civil society to shape real-world solutions and #BeatChemicalPollution.
Watch live: bit.ly/4lbdaXQ
The world is awash in tens of thousands of chemicals.
Some save lives. Others cost them.
With #GFC_OEWG2025 underway in Uruguay this week, see how the Global Framework on Chemicals is working to #BeatChemicalPollution and protect people and planet: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
The world is awash in tens of thousands of chemicals.
Some save lives. Others cost them.
With #GFC_OEWG2025 underway in Uruguay this week, see how the Global Framework on Chemicals is working to #BeatChemicalPollution and protect people and planet: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Starting today: the first international meeting under the Global Framework on Chemicals.
Many sessions are open virtually. Follow the global efforts to #BeatChemicalPollution for a safer, more sustainable future: bit.ly/4lbdaXQ #GFC_OEWG2025
Next week, government, industry, civil society and others will meet in Uruguay for the first international gathering under the Global Framework on Chemicals—a key step in the global effort to #BeatChemicalPollution.
Many #GFC_OEWG2025 sessions are open virtually: bit.ly/4lbdaXQ
From pesticides to stain repellents, toxic chemicals are polluting our planet.
Starting Monday in Geneva, delegates from 180+ countries will meet to discuss way to #BeatChemicalPollution, from banning hazardous substances to rethinking global trade in chemicals.
More: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Toxic chemicals are polluting the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink.
With half of all wastewater untreated, cities and governments must step up efforts to #BeatChemicalPollution: www.unep.org/interactives...
Toxic chemicals are polluting the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink.
With half of all wastewater untreated, cities & governments must step up efforts to #BeatChemicalPollution.
#Pollution #climatechange #climatecrisis #environment #fossilfuels #CO2
www.unep.org/interactives...
