a United Nations Environmental Program Governing Council Decision identified 12 specific POPs (aldrin,

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are hazardous chemicals, with moderate to low volatility, that resist degradation and tend to accumulate in living tissues. Their persistence in various media facilitates their transport over long distances to remote regions where they have never been used. They have been found to present risks to human health and the environment in polar and other regions. In February 1997