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The INC met five times between June 1998 and December 2000 to elaborate the convention, and delegates adopted the Stockholm Convention on POPs at the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries convened from 22 to 23 May 2001 in Stockholm, Sweden. The negotiations for the convention were completed on 23 May 2001 in Stockholm.
POPs have low solubility in water but are easily captured by solid particles, and are soluble in organic fluids (oils, fats, and liquid fuels). POPs are not easily degraded in the environment due to their stability and low decomposition rates. Due to this capacity for long-range transport, POP environmental contamination is extensive, even in ...
Pharmaceutical compound Poppers A selection of over-the-counter poppers on display Clinical data Other names popper, poppe Routes of administration Inhalation Drug class Vasodilator Legal status Legal status AU: S4 (Prescription only) in general; some exceptions Elsewhere, usually available OTC Pharmacokinetic data Bioavailability When inhaled, Amyl nitrite: unknown Isopropyl nitrite: 43% ...
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In the Stockholm Convention on POPs, which came into effect on 17 May 2004, twelve POPs were listed to be eliminated or their production and use restricted. The OCPs or pesticide-POPs identified on this list have been termed the "dirty dozen" and include aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, and toxaphene.