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Contributor [1]
Thursday, October 11, 2001 - 03:00
Categories: 
Environment [2]
Issue Number: 
37 [3]
Article-Summary: 

WWF, the conservation organization, today welcomed the adoption by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states, of a Convention that will effectively ban the use of organotins in anti-fouling paints on ships.

Category: 
Land & Environment [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/environment/3353 [5]

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