Stockholm Convention is a worldwide treaty formulated to protect the earth's environment and human health from POPs. POP is persistent organic pollutants which over a lengthy period accumulate in fatty tissues of living organisms as toxins. These organic pollutants remain suspended in the atmosphere and get distributed globally. The United Nations Environment Program in February 1997 initiated the process of a global convention on protecting human life and natural environment.
The POP Stockholm Convention divided into 30 articles was signed on 22nd May, 2001.
Stockholm Convention Articles
Among the 30 articles of the Stockholm POP Convention the notable ones are:
- Article 3 deals with measures to eliminate or reduce the release of POP materials during industrial processes
- Article 5 lays down the measures to eliminate
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or reduce unintentional production of POP substances
- In article 6, ways of eliminating persisting organic pollutants produced from stocks and stockpiles are discussed
- Article 8 lists out the POP chemicals
- Spreading of awareness and education among the masses about POP is discussed at length in Article 10
- Articles 11 and 12 deal in research, development, and technical assistance needed to monitor POP elements
- Articles 14 to 30 of the Stockholm Convention deal with the modalities of the same
Some of the POP substances include Chlordane, Aldrin, Heptachlor, Endrin, Dieldrin, Toxaphene, Mirex, Hexachlorobenzene, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and DDT.
The Stockholm Convention as on 2003 October had 38 parties and 151 signatories.
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