Persistent organic pollutants: inventory of information sources on chemicals
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United Nations Environment Programme
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RT Generic T1 Persistent organic pollutants: inventory of information sources on chemicals A1 United Nations Environment Programme YR 1998 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8223 PB UNEP AB TY - GEN T1 - Persistent organic pollutants: inventory of information sources on chemicals AU - United Nations Environment Programme Y1 - 1998 UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8223 PB - UNEP AB - @misc{20.500.11822_8223 author = {United Nations Environment Programme}, title = {Persistent organic pollutants: inventory of information sources on chemicals}, year = {1998}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8223} } @misc{20.500.11822_8223 author = {United Nations Environment Programme}, title = {Persistent organic pollutants: inventory of information sources on chemicals}, year = {1998}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8223} } TY - GEN T1 - Persistent organic pollutants: inventory of information sources on chemicals AU - United Nations Environment Programme UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8223 PB - UNEP AB -View/Open
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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds of natural or anthropogenic origin that resist photolytic, chemical and biological degradation. They are characterized by low water solubility and high lipid solubility, resulting in bioaccumulation in fatty tissues of living organisms. POPs are transported in the environment in low concentrations by movement of fresh and marine waters and they are semi-volatile, enabling them to move long distances in the atmosphere, resulting in wide-spread distribution across the earth, including regions where they have never been used. Thus, both humans and environmental organisms are exposed to POPs around the world, in many cases for extended period of time.
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