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Ratification of 7 Organic Pollutants
October 12 , 2020
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- Union Cabinet approved the ratification of seven Chemicals that are listed under Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants.
- Further, the cabinet delegated its powers of ratification to the union ministry of external affairs and ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
- These Ministries are already regulating the persistent organic pollutants under the domestic regulations.
- 7 persistent organic pollutants are:
- Chlordecone
- Hexabromobiphenyl
- Hexabromodiphenyl ether and Heptabromodiphenylether (Commercial octa-BDE)
- Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and Pentabromodiphenyl ether (Commercial penta-BDE)
- Pentachlorobenzene
- Hexabromocyclododecane
- Hexachlorobutadiene
Stockholm Convention
- The Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants was held in 2001.
- It is a Treaty that was signed to protect environment and humans from persistent organic pollutants.
- Persistent organic pollutants are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through photolytic, chemical and biological processes.
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