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  • Thumbnail for Persistent organic pollutant
    POPs are also classed as PBTs (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) or TOMPs (toxic organic micro pollutants). POPs enter the gas phase under certain...
    39 KB (5,194 words) - 21:39, 9 August 2024
  • Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBTs) are a class of compounds that have high resistance to degradation from abiotic and biotic factors...
    22 KB (3,061 words) - 21:44, 21 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Musk xylene
    taken into account. However, it is a very persistent and very bioaccumulative pollutant in the aquatic environment (vPvB substance), and is the first...
    30 KB (3,258 words) - 13:39, 17 September 2024
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    Mirex (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    chemical robustness and lipophilicity it was recognized as a bioaccumulative pollutant. The spread of the red imported fire ant was encouraged by the...
    10 KB (1,098 words) - 05:15, 21 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Water pollution
    substances such as oil, metals, plastics, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, and industrial waste products. Another is stressful conditions such as...
    61 KB (8,712 words) - 16:01, 14 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
    Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    It is an anionic fluorosurfactant and a persistent organic pollutant with bioaccumulative properties. Although the use of products containing PFHxS and...
    19 KB (2,055 words) - 03:37, 23 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Α-Hexachlorocyclohexane
    Α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    due to the chemical's ability to persistence in the environment, bioaccumulative, biomagnifying, and long-range transport capacity. β-Hexachlorocyclohexane...
    3 KB (156 words) - 01:10, 8 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for Fluoranthene
    Concern (SVHCs) due to its persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties. Its occurrence in...
    7 KB (475 words) - 03:40, 18 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Methylmercury
    derivatives are the major source of organic mercury for humans. It is a bioaccumulative environmental toxicant with a 50-day half-life.[clarification needed]...
    39 KB (4,204 words) - 01:09, 17 November 2024
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    UV-328 (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    do-it-yourself inks. UV-328 is persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) as well as very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB). Thus, it is in the list of...
    10 KB (971 words) - 23:26, 21 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Galaxolide
    added galaxolide to its Priority Persistent Pollutants (P3) list. This is a list of persistent, bioaccumulative toxics that have a documented effect on human...
    19 KB (2,328 words) - 21:53, 5 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bioindicator
    information on the surrounding physical and chemical environment. Bioaccumulative indicators are frequently regarded as biomonitors. Depending on the...
    44 KB (4,955 words) - 05:58, 24 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Firefighting foam
    a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic pollutant. It was added to Annex B of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in May 2009. Regulations...
    25 KB (2,954 words) - 06:37, 19 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hexabromocyclododecane
    Hexabromocyclododecane (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    supporting pieces of evidence for its classification as Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) and undergoes long-range environmental transportation...
    15 KB (1,480 words) - 17:46, 3 December 2024
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    Dechlorane plus (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    2011, modeling data indicated that Dechlorane Plus may be persistent, bioaccumulative, and subject to long-range transport. The 2023 Conference of the Parties...
    8 KB (701 words) - 05:52, 5 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
    Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    an anthropogenic (man-made) fluorosurfactant, now regarded as a global pollutant. PFOS was the key ingredient in Scotchgard, a fabric protector made by...
    54 KB (5,375 words) - 06:11, 4 August 2024
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (category Hazardous air pollutants)
    persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants due to their ubiquitous, persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic...
    156 KB (16,090 words) - 21:21, 3 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dieldrin
    Dieldrin (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    mole cricket grubs and weevils, in agriculture. Both are toxic and bioaccumulative. Aldrin does break down to dieldrin in living systems, but dieldrin...
    18 KB (1,862 words) - 17:14, 11 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Decabromodiphenyl ether
    Decabromodiphenyl ether (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention)
    stated "the formation of PBT/vPvB (Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic / very Persistent, very Bioaccumulative) substances in the environment as a result...
    40 KB (4,207 words) - 13:37, 3 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Environmental impact of paper
    pulp and paper industry, 60% were methanol which is not a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemical and is not a carcinogen. Several PBTs are...
    63 KB (7,038 words) - 12:35, 10 September 2024
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