Purpose and issuesPersistent organic pollutants (POPs) are complex molecules which, unlike other pollutants, are not defined by their chemical composition (since they are so varied) but rather by four properties they have in common. They possess toxic properties, resist degradation, bioaccumulate, and are transported through air, water and migratory species across international boundaries. The definition of POPs is therefore strictly regulatory. All POPs are organic compounds; they are often simply termed pesticides, PCBs, or dioxins (see below).
03/02/2009
D'encombrants pesticides au Mozambique.
05/01/2009
La future réglementation européenne sur les pesticides inquiète
World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) gives indoor use of DDT a clean bill of health for controlling malaria. The international agency promotes indoor spraying with insecticides as one of three main interventions to fight malaria...
A month after the explosion at the AZF chemical factory in Toulouse, its manager authorised the discharge of...
Pesticide use
