Updating inventory: Ministry holds workshop on POPs (Islamabad city)
“POPs act as cocktail. They multiply the harmful effects of chemicals.
ISLAMABAD:
The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) held a ‘National Inception and Training Workshop for Updating Inventory of Initial and New POPs’ here on Tuesday.
“POPs act as cocktail. They multiply the harmful effects of chemicals. we want to develop comprehensive national action plan to control the initial and news POPs,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 17th, 2016.
The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) held a ‘National Inception and Training Workshop for Updating Inventory of Initial and New POPs’ here on Tuesday.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms including humans, and are found at higher concentrations in the food chain. They are toxic to both humans and wildlife.
As a result of releases to the environment over the past several decades due especially to human activities, POPs are now widely distributed over large regions and in some cases found around the globe.
MoCC Joint Secretary International Cooperation Iftikharul Hassan Shah Gilani said the government was working to protect human health and to prevent the environmental risks of POPs by enhancing and managing policies and capacities in Pakistan.
“POPs act as cocktail. They multiply the harmful effects of chemicals. we want to develop comprehensive national action plan to control the initial and news POPs,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 17th, 2016.