Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders
Chemicals are used in the production of many items that we depend on every day. Evidence demonstrates that certain organic chemicals are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic and that these chemicals cause long-term harm to the health of human bein...
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okr-10986-148962021-04-23T14:03:16Z Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders World Bank AIR AIR POLLUTANTS ATMOSPHERE AUDITS BOUNDARIES CANCER CARBON CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CHEMICALS CIVIL SOCIETY CO COMBUSTION CONSTRAINT CONTAINMENT CONVENTION COST EFFECTIVENESS CREMATION CREMATORIA DDT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIOXIN DIOXINS DISTILLATION DOSE DWELLING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM EFFECTIVE USE ELECTRICITY EMISSION EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTS FARMING COMMUNITIES FEASIBILITY STUDY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISH FOUNDATIONS FUNGICIDES GAS GREENHOUSE GASES HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH PROBLEMS HEAVY METALS HORMONES HOUSEHOLDS IMMUNE SYSTEM INCINERATION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INFANT HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE INSECTICIDE INSECTICIDES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LEVELS INTERVENTIONS LAKES MEETING MODALITIES MONTREAL MONTREAL PROTOCOL NATIONS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NEGOTIATIONS NUTRITION OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OIL ORGANIC CHEMICALS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC POLLUTANTS OZONE OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES PCB PESTICIDE PESTICIDES PILOT PROJECT POLICY DECISIONS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POLYMER POWER PLANTS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT SELECTION RAIN RECYCLING REGIONAL COOPERATION REHABILITATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SEDIMENTS SNOW SOILS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATE REGIONS TEMPERATURE TOXIC CHEMICALS TOXIC METALS TOXIC SUBSTANCES TOXICS UNEP UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME URBAN AIR POLLUTION WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Chemicals are used in the production of many items that we depend on every day. Evidence demonstrates that certain organic chemicals are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic and that these chemicals cause long-term harm to the health of human beings and the planet s environment. Throughout the world, people and their environments are exposed on a daily basis to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). POPs and their effects on human health and the environment is a global issue of concern. They accumulate in animals and humans, predominantly in fatty tissue. As these chemicals move up the food chain they concentrate to levels that are harmful to humans, wildlife and fish. From the date of its inception, the Canada POPs Trust Fund (CPF) has focused on assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition (CEITs) in developing their capacity to reduce or eliminate persistent organic pollutants. The Trust Fund has accomplished this through critical financial support, providing technical expertise and access to technology, and by transferring knowledge and know-how. 2013-08-07T22:08:11Z 2013-08-07T22:08:11Z 2004-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/16338136/persistent-organic-pollutants-backyards-borders http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14896 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work |
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AIR AIR POLLUTANTS ATMOSPHERE AUDITS BOUNDARIES CANCER CARBON CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CHEMICALS CIVIL SOCIETY CO COMBUSTION CONSTRAINT CONTAINMENT CONVENTION COST EFFECTIVENESS CREMATION CREMATORIA DDT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIOXIN DIOXINS DISTILLATION DOSE DWELLING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM EFFECTIVE USE ELECTRICITY EMISSION EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTS FARMING COMMUNITIES FEASIBILITY STUDY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISH FOUNDATIONS FUNGICIDES GAS GREENHOUSE GASES HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH PROBLEMS HEAVY METALS HORMONES HOUSEHOLDS IMMUNE SYSTEM INCINERATION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INFANT HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE INSECTICIDE INSECTICIDES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LEVELS INTERVENTIONS LAKES MEETING MODALITIES MONTREAL MONTREAL PROTOCOL NATIONS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NEGOTIATIONS NUTRITION OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OIL ORGANIC CHEMICALS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC POLLUTANTS OZONE OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES PCB PESTICIDE PESTICIDES PILOT PROJECT POLICY DECISIONS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POLYMER POWER PLANTS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT SELECTION RAIN RECYCLING REGIONAL COOPERATION REHABILITATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SEDIMENTS SNOW SOILS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATE REGIONS TEMPERATURE TOXIC CHEMICALS TOXIC METALS TOXIC SUBSTANCES TOXICS UNEP UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME URBAN AIR POLLUTION WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION |
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AIR AIR POLLUTANTS ATMOSPHERE AUDITS BOUNDARIES CANCER CARBON CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CHEMICALS CIVIL SOCIETY CO COMBUSTION CONSTRAINT CONTAINMENT CONVENTION COST EFFECTIVENESS CREMATION CREMATORIA DDT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIOXIN DIOXINS DISTILLATION DOSE DWELLING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM EFFECTIVE USE ELECTRICITY EMISSION EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTS FARMING COMMUNITIES FEASIBILITY STUDY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISH FOUNDATIONS FUNGICIDES GAS GREENHOUSE GASES HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH PROBLEMS HEAVY METALS HORMONES HOUSEHOLDS IMMUNE SYSTEM INCINERATION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INFANT HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE INSECTICIDE INSECTICIDES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LEVELS INTERVENTIONS LAKES MEETING MODALITIES MONTREAL MONTREAL PROTOCOL NATIONS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NEGOTIATIONS NUTRITION OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OIL ORGANIC CHEMICALS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC POLLUTANTS OZONE OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES PCB PESTICIDE PESTICIDES PILOT PROJECT POLICY DECISIONS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POLYMER POWER PLANTS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT SELECTION RAIN RECYCLING REGIONAL COOPERATION REHABILITATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SEDIMENTS SNOW SOILS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATE REGIONS TEMPERATURE TOXIC CHEMICALS TOXIC METALS TOXIC SUBSTANCES TOXICS UNEP UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME URBAN AIR POLLUTION WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION World Bank Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders |
| description |
Chemicals are used in the production of
many items that we depend on every day. Evidence
demonstrates that certain organic chemicals are persistent,
bioaccumulative and toxic and that these chemicals cause
long-term harm to the health of human beings and the
planet s environment. Throughout the world, people and their
environments are exposed on a daily basis to Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs). POPs and their effects on human
health and the environment is a global issue of concern.
They accumulate in animals and humans, predominantly in
fatty tissue. As these chemicals move up the food chain they
concentrate to levels that are harmful to humans, wildlife
and fish. From the date of its inception, the Canada POPs
Trust Fund (CPF) has focused on assisting developing
countries and countries with economies in transition (CEITs)
in developing their capacity to reduce or eliminate
persistent organic pollutants. The Trust Fund has
accomplished this through critical financial support,
providing technical expertise and access to technology, and
by transferring knowledge and know-how. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
| title |
Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders |
| title_sort |
persistent organic pollutants : backyards to borders |
| publisher |
Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2013 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/16338136/persistent-organic-pollutants-backyards-borders http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14896 |
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