T-1311 Norway's action plan for hazardous substances

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The most serious threats to sustainable development at the turn of the century are the global dispersal of hazardous chemical substances, climate change and the loss of biodiversity. The insidious contamination of water, soils and air and the accumulation of hazardous substances in food chains are a threat to the very basis of life on earth, to our food supplies and to the health of future generations. Hazardous chemicals have received a great deal of publicity, and the general public is very concerned about their impact on health and the environment.