The Battle of DDT
The reintroduction of a controversial pesticide to control malaria has drawn sharp reactions from many quarters but there could be more to the issue than meets the eye.
2006.10.01 [ww]
WHO Gives Indoor Use of DDT a Clean Bill of Health for Controlling Malaria
WHO promotes indoor spraying with insecticides as one of three main interventions to fight malaria
2006.09.15 [ww]
Stockholm Convention on POPs Becomes International Law. Launching a Global Campaign to Eliminate 12 Hazardous Chemicals
On May 17, 2004, the first-ever legally binding international treaty to control toxic chemicals - the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) enters into force, providing an unprecedented legal framework to ban or severely restrict the production and use of the some of the worlds most toxic chemicals.
2004.05.17 [ww]
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The Battle of DDT
WHO Gives Indoor Use of DDT a Clean Bill of Health for Controlling Malaria
Stockholm Convention on POPs Becomes International Law. Launching a Global Campaign to Eliminate 12 Hazardous Chemicals
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