Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Fact Sheet on Three International Agreements

Schierow, Linda-Jo

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Environmental protection;    Pollution;    International affairs;    Treaties;    Hazardous substances;   

RP-ID  :  RS22379
RP-ID  :  RS22379_2008Jun12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemicals that do not break down easily in the environment, tend to accumulate as they move up the food chain, and may be harmful to people and wildlife. Between 1998 and 2001, the United States signed tow international treaties and one executive agreement to reduce the production and use of POPs and to regulate the trade and disposal of them. This report discusses these treaties in detail, as well as their ratification process and U.S. statutes that are inconsistent with these treaties.