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8. What are the POPs being controlled under the Stockholm Convention?
The Stockholm Convention initially targets 12 most toxic POPs identified by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), also known as the "Dirty Dozen". The 12 POPs include intentionally produced pesticides (aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), mirex and toxaphene) and industrial chemicals (HCB and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)), and unintentionally produced by-products of industrial and thermal processes, i.e., dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)) and furans (polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)).
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