UN Sees Rising Risks From Climate, Toxic Chemicals

UN Sees Rising Risks From Climate, Toxic Chemicals
http://www2.counton2.com/news/2011/feb/21/un-sees-rising-risks-from-climate-toxic-chemicals-ar-1488144/

"Climate change is a major obstacle to a 2004 global treaty aimed at cutting exposure to 21 highly dangerous chemicals, says a new U.N.-commissioned report issued Monday.

The 66-page report says the risks of exposure could increase if more stockpiles and landfills leak due to flooding, or other extreme weather linked to rising temperatures. Chemicals stored in stockpiles or waste dumps to be incinerated or removed later could simply wash away, become more volatile, or escape in the warmer weather through gas emissions, it says."