Protecting the environment from persistent toxic substances
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RT Generic T1 Protecting the environment from persistent toxic substances A1 United Nations Environment Programme YR LK https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8095 PB UNEP AB TY - GEN T1 - Protecting the environment from persistent toxic substances AU - United Nations Environment Programme Y1 - UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8095 PB - UNEP AB - @misc{20.500.11822_8095 author = {United Nations Environment Programme}, title = {Protecting the environment from persistent toxic substances}, year = {}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8095} } @misc{20.500.11822_8095 author = {United Nations Environment Programme}, title = {Protecting the environment from persistent toxic substances}, year = {}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8095} } TY - GEN T1 - Protecting the environment from persistent toxic substances AU - United Nations Environment Programme UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8095 PB - UNEP AB -View/Open
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Toxic chemicals that persist for a long time in the environment, travel great distances through various media from their point of origin, bio-accumulate in humans and other organisms and are bio-concentrated through food chains are referred to as persistent toxic substances (PTS).PTS are on the priorities of the Contaminant-base Operational Programme of GEF International Waters focal area (OP-10). Building on its historical interests and strengths in the area of chemicals and given its role in the support to the ongoing negotiations for a global POPs convention, UNEP has made a concerted effort to build a coherent portfolio based on strategy paper issued in 1998.
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