Stockholm Convention Parties to move beyond “dirty dozen”

Five years after entering into force, the UN Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) will consider adding new chemicals to the "dirty dozen" currently covered under the Convention. Melanie Ashton previews the forthcoming conference of parties. Convening from 4 to 8 May in Geneva, Switzerland, the fourth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention will consider listing nine new chemicals in the...