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1Toxic and nutritional optic neuropathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H46 ICD 9 377.33 …
2Toxic capacity — can mean the toxicity of a substance, possibly in relation to a specific organism and toxic capacity can mean the capacity of an organism, organic system or ecosystem to contain a toxic substance or a selection of toxic substances (a compound)… …
3Persistent organic pollutant — State parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes …
4Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants — The logo of the Stockholm Convention Secretariat Type United Nations treaty Signed 23 May 2001 Location Stockholm, Sweden Effective 17 May 2004 Condition Ninety days a …
5PSTs — • persistent toxic substances …
6environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
7Polychlorinated biphenyl — PCBs redirects here. For printed circuit boards, see printed circuit board. Labelling transformers containing PCBs …
8DDT — For other uses, see DDT (disambiguation). DDT …
9Canadian Environmental Protection Act — The Canadian Environmental Protection Act of 1999 is An Act respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development. The goal of the renewed Canadian Environmental… …
10Stockholm Convention — is an international legally binding agreement on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).In 1995, the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) called for global action to be taken on POPs, which it defined as “chemical… …
