Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in biota, water and sediments: its role in screening for unregulated POPs, in compiling time trends of regulated POPs under the Stockholm Convention (SC) and their relevance for biodiversity in a changing climate
Ramón Guardans
Abstract
This paper considers elements of the dynamic process of production dispersal and monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in the environment that has unfolded over the past 100 years.
Topics & Concepts
BiotaPollutantEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryWater pollutantsEnvironmental protectionEcologyChemistryBiologyToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals