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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) have been identified as chemical
substances which are not only bioaccumulative but also persistent posing
risk to health and the environment. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
are organic compounds that include synthesized substances (pesticides
and PCBs). Other substances are by-products generated as a result of
human and natural activity, of which human activity accounts for the
major proportion of releases (dioxins and furans). Extensive scientific
researches have shown that POPs are some of the most dangerous pollutants
released into the environment by humans. Among the twelve (12) POPs
listed in the Stockholm Convention, nine of these are pesticides. These
are: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene,
mirex, and toxaphene.
The
Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental
Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) is undertaking and inventory of Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs) as part of the implementation of the Stockholm
Convention which is under the umbrella project PHI/01/G32 Philippine
Enabling Activity: Initial Assistance to the Philippines to Meet its
Obligations under the Stockholm Convention on POPs.
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