Hazardous Wastes, Organic Pollutants and Prior Informed Consent : Global Environmental Law, Policy and Action Plan Series
Contents: Preface. Acronyms. Glossary of Terms. 1. Global laws on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. 2. Global laws on persistent organic pollutants. 3. Global system of prior informed consent. 4. Conservation and management of resources for environment and development action plan as per agenda 21. 5. Implementation of action plan as per agenda 21 for environment and development. Bibliography. Index.
"This book is dealing with the international guidelines guidelines related to hazardous wasted, organic pollutants and their movements to various areas by different ways and means, provides readers with an integrated understanding of the global environmental regimes for hazardous wastes and organic pollutants.
The basal convention on the control of transboundary moments of hazardous wastes and their disposal, which aims to prevent the unauthorized dumping of toxic waste in developing countries, has been covered in detail with sufficient case studies. The Rotterdam convention on prior informed consent hazardous chemicals in international trade is discussed to elaborate upon the mechanism for the import of such chemicals. In addition, the Stockholm convention of persistent organic pollutants is presented to elaborate upon the guidelines to eliminate the global use of such nominated chemicals. The agenda 21 action plan in this regard is also covered in an elaborate manner."
