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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
The logo of the Stockholm Convention Secretariat
TypeUnited Nations treaty
Signed22 May 2001
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Effective17 May 2004
ConditionNinety days after the ratification by at least 50 signatory states
Signatories152[1]
Parties186[1]
DepositarySecretary-General of the United Nations
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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  State parties to the Stockholm Convention as of 2022

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed on 22 May 2001 in Stockholm and effective from 17 May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).[2]

  1. ^ a b United Nations Treaty Collection: CHAPTER XXVII – ENVIRONMENT – 15. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
  2. ^ Lallas, Peter L. (2001). "The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants". American Journal of International Law. 95 (3): 692–708. doi:10.2307/2668517. ISSN 0002-9300. JSTOR 2668517. S2CID 144521094.

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Persistent organic pollutant

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production, by the international community at the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001. Most POPs are pesticides or insecticides...

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Pollutant

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called stock pollutants. Examples include persistent organic pollutants like PCBs, non-biodegradable plastics and heavy metals. Stock pollutants accumulate...

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Lindane

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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

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environmental impact. It was added to Annex B of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in May 2009. In 1949, 3M began producing PFOS-based...

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Chlordecone

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Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

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AMAP was the "fundamental building block" for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) agreement. From the mid-1980s to 2000, research...

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Hexachlorobenzene

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especially on wheat to control the fungal disease bunt. It has been banned globally under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Hexachlorobenzene...

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Global Environment Facility

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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Minamata Convention on Mercury The GEF also supports implementation of the Montreal Protocol on...

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Global distillation

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geochemical process by which certain chemicals, most notably persistent organic pollutants (POPs), are transported from warmer to colder regions of the...

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DDT

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DDT use. A worldwide ban on agricultural use was formalized under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, which has been in effect...

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Conference of the parties

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List of international environmental agreements

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Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants, a 1998 protocol on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), is an addition to the 1979 Geneva Convention on Long-Range...

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Decabromodiphenyl ether

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recognised as a hazardous and persistent pollutant. It was added to Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2017, which means that...

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Mirex

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prohibited its use in 1976. It is prohibited by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Mirex was first synthesized in 1946, but was not...

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Pollution in China

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Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants" (PDF). Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. 2007. "Swimming...

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Chlorpyrifos

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have chlorpyrifos listed as a persistent organic pollutant under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. As of August 18, 2021, the U...

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Health effects of pesticides

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depend on the type of chemical, route of exposure, dosage, and timing of exposure. According to The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)...

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Legacy pollution

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such as through the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, is essential for the global elimination of legacy pollutants and the sharing of...

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Toxaphene

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and was banned globally by the 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. It is a very persistent chemical that can remain in the environment...

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Marine pollution

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Oil pollution toxicity to marine fish Plasticosis Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Sea snot World Oceans Day Sheppard, Charles, ed...

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Polychlorinated biphenyl

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Control Act in 1976 and internationally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001. PCBs are organochlorine compounds with...

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Global Monitoring Plan

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The Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a programme that enables collection of comparable...

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Hexabromocyclododecane

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ecotoxicity, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants decided in May 2013 to list hexabromocyclododecane in Annex A to the convention with specific...

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Air pollution

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long-term averages. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants identified pesticides and other persistent organic pollutants of concern. These...

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Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

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are known persistent organic pollutants (POP), classified among the dirty dozen in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Occupational...

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2023 Paris bedbug infestation

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1990s and has continued to evolve since then. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants signed in 2004 is cited as one of the causes for...

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Perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride

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2009, POSF and PFOS are listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) included in Annex B of the Stockholm Convention. POSF is synthesized by electrochemical...

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