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Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants
… Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) – HCB kills fungi that affect food crops. It is also released as a byproduct during the … as organisms consume other organisms as they move up the food chain. The chemicals reach magnified levels – up to many … – in the fatty tissues of creatures at the top of the food chain, such as fish, predatory birds, and mammals, …
The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… bioaccumulate in human and animal tissue and biomagnify in food chains, and have potentially significant impacts on … and may bioaccumulate and biomagnify in biota and arctic food webs. They are subject to long-range transport, are … persistent, has a high potential for bioaccumulation and food-web biomagnification, as well as for long- range …
Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures
… Nigeria Ana Garcia Gonzalez Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Spain Ana Guadalupe Contreras de … Elena Fernández-Peinado Bestard Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Spain Elena Nürnberger K + S … Javier Pérez-Ilzarbe Serrano Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Spain Javier Ureta Saenz Peña …