representatives from 115 nations signed a draft agreement to ban eight highly toxic pesticides and other chemicals, that are among the "dirty dozen' persistent organic pollutants ( pop s), which are compounds that accumulate in the food chain. However, there was no consensus on ddt ( dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane) , which is used for eradicating mosquitoes, that transmit malaria.
"The pact is a breakthrough in eliminating some of the worst pollutants of the 20th century,' said Klaus Topfer, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme ( unep) . These proposals will now go to various governments for consultations before a fresh round of talks in March in 2000 in Bonn. T he treaty is expected to be signed in Stockholm in 2001.
The negotiators have agreed to eliminate pesticides like aldrin, endrin and toxaphene. Five other pesticides
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/pact-pollutants
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-control
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ddt
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aldrin
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endrin
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-residues
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins