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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… of synthetic organic chemicals, characterized by multiple carbon-chlorine bonds, high chemical stability and high … POPs sources, e.g., near underground or above-ground storage tanks. Stage 2 focuses on probable contaminated areas … PCA pentachloroethane, HCBD, HCB, PeCB, dioxin, HCH, PCE, carbon tetrachloride and chloroform. A health risk assessment …
Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts
… climate change mitigation options targeted to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, such as improvement of energy … also manages releases by limiting sale, transportation and storage of POP s. However, the efforts undertaken through the … these changes may be offset by the effects of increased carbon dioxide that could reduce the activity of plant …