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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Dirty Dozen are the original twelve persistent organic pollutants targeted for elimination or restriction under the Stockholm Convention adopted in 2001.
- What are the twelve chemicals in the Dirty Dozen?
- Why is DDT treated differently from the other Dirty Dozen chemicals?
- How does the Stockholm Convention add new chemicals beyond the original twelve?
- How is the Stockholm Convention different from the Minamata and Montreal agreements?

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1. 22 May 2001

   The Dirty Dozen is the informal name for the initial list of twelve persistent organic pollutants (POPs) singled out for global control when the Stockholm Co…

2. 17 May 2004

   The Dirty Dozen is the informal name for the initial list of twelve persistent organic pollutants (POPs) singled out for global control when the Stockholm Co…

3. 13 January 2006

   India ratified the Stockholm Convention on and notified the relevant National Implementation Plan, with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Chan…

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India ratified the Stockholm Convention on 13 January 2006 and, through its 2018 Regulation of POPs Rules, banned seven of the Dirty Dozen chemicals while permitting restricted DDT production for malaria control.

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