Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) : Background and Issues in the 107th Congress.

Discusses measures to deal with persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are chemicals that can harm human health and wildlife, do not break down easily in the environment, and tend to accumulate as they move up the food chain. Reviews U.S. status as a signatory state to the Stockholm Convention...

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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], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Pollution. Public health. Wildlife conservation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book