Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a family of lipophilic stable chemicals that bioaccumulate in adipose tissue and create a lasting toxic body burden. Breastfeeding provides a significant ...

The international Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) has taken place banning the production, import, export, disposal, and use of the most toxic chemicals ever created. Officials from ...

Microplastics—typically defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm—originate from a host of sources, including plastic ...

Hyderabad: Environmentalists and health experts raised an alarm over the use of pesticides in farming and its impact of ...

POPs – Persistent Organic Pollutants – pose a significant risk to human health and the environment around the entire globe. They are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation ...

The snow contained dust and sand from the deserts of northern China, creating a yellow snow storm. Officials issued a warning of the health hazards the snow would bring, because it was filled with ...

Testing eggs, the researchers said, was the easiest way to check whether the chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins had made it into the food chain. The most ...

The "dirty dozen" persistent organic pollutants (POPs) range from industrial chemicals to insecticides. They are linked to birth defects, cancer, and developmental problems in children ...

On behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO) the priority activity in the protocol of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP)’s, in human milk. On behalf of the World ...

Hazardous chemicals, including Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), are used in an array of different plastic products to enhance their properties, a statement by the United Nations Environment ...

POPs are a family of chemicals manufactured either for a specific purpose (e.g., pesticides or flame retardants in electrical equipment or furniture) or produced as by-products of incinerated ...