UN targets endosulfan for elimination
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 12:00
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Endosulfan is a leading pesticide used mainly on coffee, tea and cotton crops throughout the world, as well as a wood preservative. It belongs to a family of organic compounds known as organochlorines and is classified as one of the worst persistent organic pollutants. Because of this, it has become the most recent hazardous chemical added to the United Nations list of chemicals to be eliminated.