Why wealthy countries and companies need to do more to clean up global toxic chemical pollution
- Written by Mohamad Mova AlAfghani, Director, Center for Regulation Policy and Governance (CRPG)

Keeping the environment safe is a shared responsibility between nations. But when it comes to harmful substances, especially persistent organic pollutants, advanced industrial nations should put more effort into reducing their global impacts.
Persistent organic pollutants are toxic chemicals (organic compounds) easily transported...