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Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
… Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane – Use of this chemical as an insecticide was phased out years ago, but it is a by-product … extensively to control termites and as a broad-spectrum insecticide on a range of agricultural crops. Chloredecone … and insects living in agricultural soils. Endrin – This insecticide is sprayed on the leaves of crops such as cotton …
The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… and production Lindane has been used as a broad-spectrum insecticide for seed and soil treatment, foliar applications, … . Use and production PCP has been used as herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, algaecide, disinfectant and as an … of current global use. Use and production Endosulfan is an insecticide that has been used since the 1950s to control …
Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants
… extensively to control termites and as a broad-spectrum insecticide on a range of agricultural crops. DDT – Perhaps … tobacco smoke and wood and coal smoke. Endrin – This insecticide is sprayed on the leaves of crops such as cotton … that give rise to dioxins and furans. Mirex – This insecticide is applied mainly to combat fire ants and other …