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Global Contamination Trends of Persistent Organic Chemicals
(2012)
Abstract
Persistent organic chemicals (POCs) have been the subject of an intensive regional, national, and international effort to limit their production and use, and to mitigate the disposal of these chemicals. Since POCs are prevalent in air, water, soil, and tissues of organisms (including wildlife and humans) throughout the world and do not degrade, they cause long-term effects in organisms. Trend monitoring studies are essential to make clear the behavior and fate of these compounds and to protect our environment and living resources. Relevant to professionals and students alike, Global Contamination Trends of Persistent Organic Chemicals facilitates the understanding of environmental and biological behavior of these chemicals and the development of strategies for protecting the global environment for future generations.
Keywords
- PCBs,
- Pesticides,
- Dioxins,
- Brominated flame retardants,
- Perfluorinated compounds
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall October, 2012
Editor
Bommanna G. Loganathan, Paul K.S. Lam
Publisher
CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group
ISBN
978-1-4398-3830-3
Citation Information
Bommanna Loganathan and Paul K.S. Lam. Global Contamination Trends of Persistent Organic Chemicals. 1Boca Raton, London, New York.Vol. 1 (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bommanna-loganathan/4/
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