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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts
… 3.3. Conclusions 20 Chapter 4. Impact of climate change on exposure to POP s for wildlife and humans 21 4.1. Introduction 21 4.2. Exposure of wildlife 22 4.2.1. Changes to food web or trophic … 4.2.2. Changes to POP processes within organisms 25 4.3. Exposure of human populations 26 4.4. Conclusions 27 4.5. …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… Risk Assessment identifies a site's contaminants, exposure pathways and receptors, which can then be used as … acceptable degree of risk. Indicative figures for risk and exposure assist a risk manager to reach the proper decision. … are seen, in all cases, at relatively high levels of exposure. The human population is ubiquitously 14 exposed to …
The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… significant impacts on human health and the environment. Exposure to POPs can cause serious health problems including … is confirmed for tetra- to hepta- CNs. Chronic exposure increases risk of liver disease. Use and production …