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UN: Treaty talks start on persistent organic pollutants
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June 23, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-23 June 1998-UN: Treaty talks start on persistent organic pollutants (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Over 100 governments are meeting in Montreal, Canada, from 29 June to 3 July, for the first round of talks on an international agreement to minimize emissions and releases of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as DDT and PCBs into the environment.
"In addition to producing death and sickness through direct contact, many highly toxic chemicals and pesticides persist for years in the environment, where they cause long-term damage to human health and to nature", said Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment ...