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TY - JOUR
T1 - Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): the state of science.
AU - Jones, Kevin C.
AU - De Voogt, P.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are fascinating areas of scientific research. Our objective in this paper is to provide a brief, focussed overview of what constitutes a POP, highlight the harmful effects they may have on biota, make some comments on their environmental sources and analysis, their environmental trends and processes, their movement through foodchains and highlight some important regional-and global-scale environmental transport issues. Finally, we offer some personal thoughts on some current and future areas of scientific enquiry on POPs.
AB - The environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are fascinating areas of scientific research. Our objective in this paper is to provide a brief, focussed overview of what constitutes a POP, highlight the harmful effects they may have on biota, make some comments on their environmental sources and analysis, their environmental trends and processes, their movement through foodchains and highlight some important regional-and global-scale environmental transport issues. Finally, we offer some personal thoughts on some current and future areas of scientific enquiry on POPs.
KW - Persistent organic pollutant
KW - POP
KW - Sources
KW - Air–surface exchange
KW - Biota
KW - Foodchains
U2 - 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00098-6
DO - 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00098-6
M3 - Journal article
VL - 100
SP - 209
EP - 221
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
SN - 0269-7491
IS - 1-3
ER -