Kenya to host toxic chemical summit

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Delegates from more than 100 countries gather in
Kenya next week to start negotiating the first global treaty to limit 12
toxic chemicals. The U.N. conference comes as environmentalists and the
chemical industry are at odds over whether banning chemicals known as the
"dirty dozen" should be the goal. The targeted chemicals include pesticides
such as DDT and industrial chemicals such as dioxin and PCBs, which have
been linked to cancer, birth defects and other genetic and developmental
abnormalities. See full story
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