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… OF POPs: A GUIDE TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS Published by the United Nations … OF POPs: A GUIDE TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS Published by the United Nations … contributed to human well-being. Chemicals have raised farming yields by killing crop pests and have made possible …

… production and use of certain chemicals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Basel Convention limits Òtoxic …

… washing, food preparation, sanitation and subsistence farming, among other uses. …

… river ba- sin from natural vegetation to arable farming and cattle grazing. Removal of the natural vegetation … pollutants, such as nutrients, heavy metals, nitrogen, organic compounds, suspended participles, contaminants and … and impacts of contaminants including sewage, persistent organic pollutants, radioactive substances, heavy metals, …

… or become entangled in it. Plastic also absorbs persistent organic pollutants (POPs)2 from the environment and … but also to encourage energy and material recovery from organic waste (see pages 20-21 on organic waste). But the … per cubic metre 1 Volume of demand Private gardens Organic farming Wine and fruits Other agricultural uses Greenhouses …