Pesticide export-from the harbour of Hamburg to the world

摘要

The International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides provides guidance on the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of pesticides. It recommends that in developing countries hazardous pesticides which require the use of prohibitively expensive or uncomfortable personal protective clothing should not be used. PAN Germany investigated the export of pesticides from the port of Hamburg in Germany. They found that, despite the recommendations of the Code, 77 highly hazardous pesticides were being exported.