Stockholm Convention
In May 2001, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) was adopted, and it went into effect in 2004.
- It is a global treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that persist in the environment for long periods of time, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissues of humans and animals, and have a negative impact on human health or the environment.
- It urges international action on three types of POPs: pesticides, industrial chemicals, and POPs created ....
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