POPs are a set of toxic chemicals that are persistent in the environment and able to last for several years before breaking down (UNEP/GPA 2006a). POPs circulate globally and chemicals released in one ...

T he presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in all the world's oceans but one has been in steady decline since 2001, when 152 countries agreed on a comprehensive global ban. The ...

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are synthetic compounds that have innate protection from environmental degradations, and are thus, ecologically persistent. They can be purposefully delivered and ...

A growing body of literature indicates that childhood exposure to environmental contaminants, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), may affect risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, renal ...

Image Credit: StoryTime Studio/Shutterstock.com Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as 3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran ...

A prospective cohort study found that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular ...

POPs – Persistent Organic Pollutants – pose a significant risk to human health and the environment around the entire globe. They are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation ...

Scientists clarify key indicator of chemical activity: the correlation between liquid properties and the generation of active bubbles explained. Active bubbles, also known as acoustic bubbles, show ...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a groundbreaking initiative to address the challenge of hazardous ...

Areas of research include global climate change, coral reef ecosystems, biogeochemistry, persistent organic pollutants, and the environmental transformations of natural and anthropogenic trace ...