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The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… naphthalenes……………………..…...………...21 Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs)…..……...…...……..22 … 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 …
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 …