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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pollution.

Hazardous wastes.

Hazardous substances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (6 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 10-RS-22379a in the 2010 issue.

Reviews three international agreements to reduce the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and to regulate POPs trade and disposal; and tracks legislative progress on implementing the agreements.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.