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Defra consultation on removal of persistent organic pollutants launched

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Published on: 19 March 2021
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Issue Date: 19 March 2021

Published Date: 19 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched an open consultation on updated plans to monitor, reduce and eliminate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environment. The update to the UK National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention covers new POPs, which had not previously been covered in the 2017 NIP. The consultation closes at 11.45 pm on 14 May 2021.

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