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The Development of a Global Treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

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Persistent Organic Pollutants

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC3,volume 3O))

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This chapter summarizes the process involved in developing the recent United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) treaty on POPs (the Stockholm Convention), summarizes the main provisions of the Convention, and briefly comments on the near-term prospects for further international developments on POPs.

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  1. Chair, UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on POPs, 31 Sycamore Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2H 6R4

    John Buccini

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H. Fiedler

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Buccini, J. (2003). The Development of a Global Treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). In: Fiedler, H. (eds) Persistent Organic Pollutants. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 3O. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10751132_2

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