Which of the following international conventions deals with the elimination or reduction of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) ?
Stockholm Convention
The Stockholm Convention of 2001 is the treaty aimed at eliminating or restricting Persistent Organic Pollutants. POPs are carbon-based chemicals that resist degradation, travel long distances on air and water currents, accumulate in fatty tissue and biomagnify up the food chain.
The convention began with the so-called dirty dozen, including DDT, PCBs and dioxins, and a review committee keeps adding chemicals to its annexes for elimination, restriction or reduction of unintentional release.
The other treaties address different problems. The Minamata Convention deals with mercury, the Basel Convention regulates transboundary movement of hazardous waste, and the Kyoto Protocol set binding greenhouse-gas reduction targets under the climate regime.
Hence, the answer is the Stockholm Convention.
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Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Which of the following is NOT a biodegradable waste?
“Green Muffler” is related to:
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Pollutant
Medium
a. Nitrogen oxides
I. Sea
b. Petroleum hydrocarbons
II. Food
c. Fluorides
III. Air
d. Mycotoxins
IV. Freshwater
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A. Skog
B. Pollutant
C. Clog
D. Smog
