Widespread illegal trade of hazardous chemicals

Read the full story from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA).

Researchers have studied the global trade in highly hazardous chemicals subject to a global treaty — the Rotterdam Convention. The results are sobering: Nearly half of the total trade volume of these chemicals crosses national borders illegally, calling for strong international and national action.

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