NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the following is the name of the international environmental treaty, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?
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REACH
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Toxic substances control act
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Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act
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Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment from the effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Detailed explanation-3: -The convention entered into force on 17 May 2004 with ratification by an initial 128 parties and 151 signatories. Co-signatories agree to outlaw nine of the dirty dozen chemicals, limit the use of DDT to malaria control, and curtail inadvertent production of dioxins and furans.
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