Sentences with phrase «endosulfan builds»
Like DDT, endosulfan builds up in the environment and in the bodies of people and wildlife, and it is transported around the world via winds and currents.
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After a lengthy scientific review, the United States last week decided to ban the use of endosulfan, an inexpensive organochlorine pesticide that builds up in the environment.
United Nations countries are evaluating endosulfan for inclusion in the Stockholm Convention, an international treaty which bans or restricts persistent organic pollutants — chemicals that can build up in the environment.