| Title: |
Stockholm convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
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| Resource Type: |
document --> policy documents
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| Country: |
European Union
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| Year: |
2003 |
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free on web sites
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| Author 1/Producer: |
EU
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Persistent Organic Pollutants
Diffuse pollution-->Diffuse pollution overview
Diffuse pollution-->Regulation
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| Short description: |
The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs). POPs are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms and are toxic to humans and wildlife. POPs circulate globally and can cause damage wherever they travel. In implementing the Convention, Governments will take measures to eliminate or reduce the release of POPs into the environment.
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Submitted By:
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Jörg Frauenstein WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 06/06/2004
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