Stop Persistent Organic Pollutants

Greenpeace welcomed the birth of the Stockholm Convention to eliminate persistent organic pollutants (POPs), signed by over 120 governments in Sweden. The new global treaty marks a turning point for industry and for environmental policy as it acknowledges, for the first time, that releases of toxic chemicals cannot be controlled but their must be eliminated in order to protect public health and the environment.

More information:
- Toxics Site (Greenpeace International)

Date of publication: 24/05/2001

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