POPs

Science: influencing policy

Last edited 2 April 2002 at 9:00am
Greenpeace Research Laboratory: Dr Janet Cotter at work

Greenpeace Research Laboratory: Dr Janet Cotter at work

Article tagged as: barcelona convention, basel convention, convention on biological diversity, CSS, green chemistry, oceans, OSPAR, policy, POPs, precautionary principle, science, stockholm convention, toxics

Science: shaping campaigns

Last edited 22 March 2002 at 9:00am
Dr Kevin Brigden at work in Greenpeace's research laboratory, Exeter University

Dr Kevin Brigden at work in Greenpeace's research laboratory, Exeter University

Article tagged as: bhopal, chemical home, coral reefs, CSS, destructive fishing, e-waste, eels, GM contamination, harp seal, oceans, POPs, radioactivity, REACH, science, toxics

Toxics campaign background

Last edited 7 November 2001 at 9:00am
Toxic contamination

Toxic contamination

The production of synthetic organic chemicals has exploded since the first world war. There are now an estimated 100,000 different synthetic chemicals in use. The health and environmental effects of many of these remain largely unknown and untested. Of these chemical compounds, Greenpeace has prioritised Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPs.

Article tagged as: pesticides, POPs, PVC, REACH, toxics