International agreements, like the 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 1 attempt to combat the adverse effects of POPs by regulating the production and use of these pollutants.

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic ...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as 3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF), are widely prevalent and bioaccumulate in the environment, posing serious health risks.

Among pregnant women, having low persistent organic pollutant exposure enhanced the protective association of an alternate Mediterranean diet against gestational diabetes, according to results ...

Persistent organic pollutants stay in the environment over decades and longer and are linked to cancer, liver damage and decreased fertility. This content is restricted to subscribers only.

USC researchers have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic chemicals often found in food sources and stored in body fat — are associated with long term higher blood ...

A prime example of a persistent organic pollutant is PTFE or Teflon, a non-stick coating developed and heavily used in the past by T-fal's cookware company.

Biomonitoring for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) has long traditions and was continued with the global monitoring plan (GMP) under ...

The researchers found that a cytochrome P450 enzyme they had previously developed for breaking Si–H bonds could, to a small degree, also break a Si–C bond in volatile methyl siloxanes.

Manama, Aug. 23(BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain has today officially launched the National Plan for Persistent Organic Chemical Pollutants (POPS). Oil and Environment Minister, Special Envoy for Climate ...

International agreements, like the 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 1 attempt to combat the adverse effects of POPs by regulating the production and use of these pollutants.