International Agreements on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) : Background and Issues for Congress.

Provides background on international agreements on persistent organic pollutants, harmful chemicals that do not break down easily in the environment and tend to accumulate. Describes and discusses enabling legislation, S. 1486, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide, F...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Chemicals. Environmental law. Treaties. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on international agreements on persistent organic pollutants, harmful chemicals that do not break down easily in the environment and tend to accumulate. Describes and discusses enabling legislation, S. 1486, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and reviews key issues regarding EPA implementation of international agreements.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.