Introduction The thyroid cancer incidence has been increasing all over the world. However, the aetiology of thyroid cancer remains unclear. A growing body of evidence suggested exposure to persistent ...

Objective: Even though persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are well-known neurotoxicants, there is no previous study, even cross-sectional, on the association between background exposure to POPs and ...

Though largely overlooked by the wider public, this decision represents a significant advance in the fight against persistent organic pollutants (POPs) – highly toxic substances that linger in ...

Industrial Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are toxic, man-made, hazardous chemicals that have dangerous effects on the environment and our health. The size of the global chemical industry ...

Persistent organic pollutants are also toxic to living organisms. Examples of POPs include DDT, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Ratifying the ...

In the modern society, people are exposed to various persistent organic pollutants (POPs) during their lives, starting before conception and extending through fetal development, infancy, childhood, ...

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are synthetic compounds that have innate protection from environmental degradations, and are thus, ecologically persistent. They can be purposefully delivered and ...

China has phased out 29 of the 34 types of the pollutants, cleaned up over 100,000 metric tons of persistent organic pollutant waste each year and brought down the emission intensity of dioxins in ...

China's efforts to control organic pollutants won recognition from foreign ecological experts on Friday. "China's pivotal role in global chemical management cannot be overstated," said Rolph Payet ...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that threaten human health and cause environmental deterioration. The production and use of POPs peaked during the post-war industrial boom ...