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    Which of these pairs are correctly matched?
    1. Minamata convention: mercury
    2. Stockholm convention: persistant organic pollutants
    3. Basel convention: lead
    Select the correct answer using tfae codes given below. Codes:

    A) 1 and 2 only                 

    B) 1 and 3 only

    C) 2 and 3 only                 

    D) 1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    1 and 2 only. The Basel Convention is for the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. It was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs). It does not, however, address the movement of radioactive waste. The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).


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