What do we know about the production and release of persistent organic pollutants in the global environment?
Li Li, Chengkang Chen, Dingsheng Li, Knut Breivik, Golnoush Abbasi, Yi-Fan Li
Abstract
As of 2020, a cumulative total of 31 306 kilotonnes of manmade persistent organic pollutants had been synthesized and commercialized worldwide, resulting in cumulative releases of 20 348 kilotonnes into the global environment.
Topics & Concepts
PollutantCumulative effectsEnvironmental scienceProduction (economics)Environmental chemistryChemistryEconomicsBiologyEcologyMacroeconomicsOrganic chemistryToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research