Backlash
A few decades ago, nobody would have imagined that pesticides like aldrin and DDT would one day be banned. But times are changing. The industry is feeling the heat due to recent research and environmental consciousness about the detrimental health effects of chlorine products.
The focus is on POPs or persistent organic pollutants - a group of chemicals that are resistant to natural breakdown processes and are also highly toxic. Cracking the whip on these hazardous products is the Stockholm Convention, a global treaty to eliminate POPs. It has already eliminated all existing POPs starting with a list of 12 (known as the 'dirty dozen'). More chemical products to be banned are on the anvil. It's time the industry wakes up.
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