Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Stockholm Convention: A

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CONTENTS

2. PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS).1

2.1 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS .1

2.2 EXPOSURE PATHWAYS AND HEALTH EFFECTS2

2.3 THE DIRTY DOZEN3

3. THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS.10

3.1 NEGOTIATIONS LEADING UP TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION 10

3.2 PROVISIONS OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION.11

3.2.1 Intentionally produced POPs 12

3.2.2 Unintentionally produced POPs .13

3.2.3 Stockpiles and wastes .15

3.2.4 Identification of new POPs .16

3.2.5 Key elements for achieving plan goals 16

3.2.6 General obligations 17

3.2.7 Reporting requirements 19

3.2.8 Evaluation of effectiveness of the Convention19

3.2.9 Financing19

3.3 TYPICAL STEPS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION 20

TABLES

Table 1. The twelve priority persistent organic pollutants listed under the Stockholm Convention8

Table 2. Synonyms and trade names for the twelve priority POPs identified in the Stockholm

Convention9

Table 3. Signatories to the Convention by region as of March 18, 2002.11

Table 4. Stockholm Convention Annex A: Specific exemptions for production and/or use.14

Table 5. Convention provisions and potential requirements for expertise and services.21