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.

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.

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

The Convention, formally known as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, was adopted in 2001 and came into force in 2004, ... Examples involve certain pesticides, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.