Report of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants on the work of its seventh meeting i. The commission proposal for a council decision concerning proposals, on behalf of the european community and the member states, for amendments to annexes i iii of the 1998 protocol to the 1979 convention on long range transboundary air pollution on persistent organic pollutants and to annexes a c of the stockholm convention on persistent. The chemicals targeted by the stockholm convention are listed in the annexes of the convention text. The convention will enable india to avail technical and financial assistance for implementing measures to meet the obligations of the convention. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants came into force on 17 may 2004, with australia ratifying the convention on 20 may 2004 and becoming a party on 18 august 2004.
We report human serum levels of selected persistent organic pollutants pops categorized by age, sex, and raceethnicity from a statistically representative sampling of the u. This difficulty is further underscored by a the fact that pops rarely occur as a single compound, and b that individual field studies are insufficient to provide compelling. The workshop strengthening sciencebased decision makingimplementing the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops was held june 710, 2004, in beijing, the peoples republic of china prc. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants was adopted in may 2001 with the objective of protecting human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants. Australia ratified on 20 may 2004 and became a party on 18 august 2004. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants is an international.
Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants wikipedia. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops is an international treaty to protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects of pops. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants the convention aims to protect human health and the environment by banning the production and use of some of the most toxic chemicals. Article 7 of the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants hereafter referred to as the stockholm convention requires each party to the stockholm convention to develop its national implementation plan nip for implementation of its obligations under the. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants gktoday. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants the parties to this convention, recognizing that persistent organic pollutants possess toxic properties, resist degradation, bioaccumulate and are transported, through air, water and migratory species, across international boundaries and deposited far from their place of release, where they. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants was adopted at a conference of plenipotentiaries on 22 may 2001 in stockholm, sweden.
Regulation ec no 850 2004 of the european parliament on persistent organic pollutants pop and amending directive 79117eec, including commission regulations eu 5192012, 20152030 and 2016460 amending regulation ec no 850 2004 of the european parliament general information on pops compliance. The text was subsequently amended by the conference of the parties at its fourth meeting geneva, 4 8 may 2009, fifth meeting geneva, 25 29 april 2011. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants, which was adopted in 2001 and entered into force in 2004, is a global treaty whose purpose is to safeguard human health and the environment from highly harmful chemicals that persist in the environment and affect the wellbeing of humans as well as wildlife. To enter into force 17 may 2004 reissued as received. Pops persistent organic pollutants environment european. Implementing the stockholm convention on persistent. Persistent organic pollutants pops are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, move long distances in the global environment, bioaccumulate in the fatty tissues of living organisms and elicit harmful effects to humans and the wildlife. They remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically and accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife. The convention became international law in may 2004. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops.
Published by the secretariat of the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants in october 2008. In 2004, the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants was ratified by governments to decrease environmental and human exposure to twelve priority substances in this class. The revised who guidelines for developing a national protocol describe the basic study design that can be used to monitor human exposure over time in order to. Jul 09, 2015 pdf slides of all the environment videos, 700 slides for free video lectures and study materials on upsc ias preparation, please visit, website. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops is a global treaty that. The convention is a global treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment from the effects of persistent organic pollutants pops. The parties to this convention, recognizing that persistent organic pollutants possess toxic properties, resist degradation, bioaccumulate and are transported, through air, water and migratory species, across international boundaries and deposited far from their place of release, where they accumulate in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The text of the stockholm convention was adopted by the conference of the plenipotentiaries stockholm, 22 may 2001 and entered into force on 17 may 2004. Specific exemptions for use or production are listed in the annex and apply only to parties that register for them. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops pdf 616kb plain language summary the convention aims to reduce levels of pops entering the environment over time. A guide to the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants published by the united nations environment programme in august 2010. The united states must ratify and fully implement this important treaty march 2004 what is the stockholm convention and what does it mean to the united states. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants.
In 2001, the stockholm convention on persistent orga nic pollutants w as signed, with the purpose of protecti ng human health and environment against the negative effects of pops by guaranteeing. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants. In 2001, an international legally binding agreement, the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants, was adopted by a large majority of the worlds countries to protect human health and the environment from pops by reducing or eliminating their releases. The stockholm convention on persistent organi c pollutants pops commits governments to reducing, and where feasible, eliminating the production and environmental releases of twelve pops. Pdf persistent organic pollutants general considerations. Indias union cabinet gave its approval to ratify and accede to the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants on 20 october 2005. The stockholm convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants pops. By decisions bc1120, rc612 and sc625, the conferences of the parties to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. Within the stockholm convention, persistence is determined by evidence of a halflife of the chemical in water greater than two months, or a halflife in soil greater than six months, or a halflife in. Read implementing the stockholm convention on persistent. In accordance with its article 24, the convention opened for signature at stockholm by all states and by regional economic integration organizations on 23 may 2001 at the stockholm city conference centrefolkets hus, and at the united. The national implementation plan of japan under the stockholm. This book is intended for public information purposes only and is not an official document. Genevanairobi, 18 february unep the 2001 stockholm convention on persistent.
Pops have harmful impacts on human health or on the environment. The stockholm convention is an international treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment from the effects of persistent organic pollutants pops, which persist in ecosystems around the world and accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants 2 introduction the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants was adopted at a conference of plenipotentiaries on 22 may 2001 in stockholm, sweden. Implementing the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants held j. The serum levels are for several chemicals listed in the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants, in the geneva convention on longrange transboundary air pollution, or. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants set for signature on 2223 may governments give green light. The convention entered into force on 17 may 2004, ninety 90 days after submission of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect of the convention. This report summarizes a workshop strengthening sciencebased decisionmaking. Parties must take measures to eliminate the production and use of the chemicals listed under annex a. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops. Effectiveness evaluation of the stockholm convention on. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants the.
On persistent organic pollutants who proposed and supports the continued use of ddt for disease vector control, under the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops. Pops are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms and are toxic to humans and wildlife. The convention entered into force on 17 may 2004, ninety 90 days after submission. The convention was adopted on 22 may 2001 in stockholm, sweden and entered into force on 17 may 2004. Regulation ec no 850 2004 of the european parliament and council of 29 april 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending directive 79117ec. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants convention adopted on 22 may 2001 151 governments signed it convention entered into force on 17 may 2004 149 parties to date 25 september 2007 first conference of the parties cop1 held in may 2005 in punta del este uruguay cop2 held in geneva in may 2006. Regulation ec no 8502004 of the european parliament and of. Secretariat of the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants united nations environment programme international environment house 11 chemin des anemones.
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