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Peter Dawson
Principal Scientist, Environmental Protection Authority, New Zealand
Dr Peter Dawson is employed by New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority, the Government’s chemicals regulator, as Principal Scientist of hazardous substances. He has a PhD in chemistry and has wide-ranging experience in the risk assessment an development of policy and legislation relating to the management of chemicals.
Dr Dawson is currently the Chair of the Stockholm Convention POPs Review Committee (POPRC). He has also represented New Zealand for many years on the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonised System (GHS).