The Binational Toxics Strategy is also known as the Canada-United States Strategy for the Virtual Elimination of Persistent Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes. The Strategy aims to virtually eliminate a number of persistent toxic substances in the Great Lakes region by 2006. Among those substances targeted for elimination are chlordane, mercury, DDT, and aldrin/dieldrin. These substances have been associated with widespread, long-term adverse effects on wildlife and human health, such as reproductive and hormonal disruption. From the beginning, the U.S. EPA and Environment Canada have involved state, provincial, tribal, industrial, environmental, and other interested groups in developing and implementing the Strategy.
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