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Field being sprayed with pesticide

UN-backed treaty banning most dangerous pollutants comes into force Monday

14 May 2004
An international treaty banning the world's most dangerous pesticides, industrial chemicals and hazardous by-products of combustion enters into force on Monday, marking the start of an ambitious United Nations-backed effort to rid the planet of some of the worst pollutants tied to cancer, birth defects and immune system damage.

UN-backed accord on hazardous chemicals set to add petrol additives to list

3 February 2004
Experts meeting on a United Nations-backed treaty governing hazardous chemicals and pesticides are expected this week to add leaded petrol additives to the pact's list of substances that countries can choose not to import for safety reasons.