BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Stockholm Convention
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Montreal Protocol
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World Summit on Sustainable Development
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General Assembly Resolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -These were a group of 12 highly persistent and toxic chemicals: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzen, mirex, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and toxaphen.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first 12 POPs under the Stockholm Convention were aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DDT, PCDD (dioxins) and PCDF (furans).
Detailed explanation-3: -The most commonly encountered POPs are organochlorine pesticides, such as DDT, industrial chemicals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) as well as unintentional by-products of many industrial processes, especially polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and dibenzofurans (PCDF), commonly known as dioxins.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants? The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment from the effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The Convention entered into force on May 17, 2004.