Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic, man-made chemicals that decompose slowly and travel on wind and in water, poisoning the environment and food chain.

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.

Those pristine-looking Alpine glaciers now melting as global warming sets in may explain the mysterious increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s ...

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.

(Beyond Pesticides, July 5, 2011) Recent findings add to a growing body of evidence that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) might drive changes in the body that lead to diabetes, researchers say. A ...

The Montreal Protocol was a celebrated example of science pointing to an environmental problem, ... These scPFCAs are part of a family of persistent organic pollutants from many sources, ...

The potential environmental toxins include inorganic elements such as arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead, PAHs, PFAs, dioxins, pesticides and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as ...

Epidemiological studies have suggested a link between exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and hypertension. Cross-sectional associations of serum POP concentrations with the ...

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.

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, ...

Persistent organic pollutants are particularly harmful substances. Although these chemicals may no longer be used in new products, they can still be found in waste coming from some consumer products ...

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.