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Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 is an Indian central…

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Biomagnification

Biomagnification is the progressive increase in concentration of a persistent…

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C

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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

The Central Pollution Control Board is India's statutory apex body for…

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Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate

Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate are the two mandatory regulatory…

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Dirty Dozen (Initial POPs)

The Dirty Dozen are the original twelve persistent organic pollutants targeted…

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E

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Environmental Kuznets Curve

A hypothesized inverted-U relationship between per-capita income and…

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London Convention 1972

A global treaty regulating the deliberate dumping of wastes and other matter at…

London Protocol 1996

A 1996 IMO treaty modernising the 1972 London Convention by banning ocean…

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MARPOL

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, the…

Minamata Convention

A global treaty adopted in 2013 to protect human health and the environment…

Minamata Disease

Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe methylmercury…

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Persistent organic pollutants are toxic, carbon-based chemicals that resist…

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State Pollution Control Board

A State Pollution Control Board is a statutory body constituted under the Water…

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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a 2001 global…

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