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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Persistent organic pollutants?

Also known as: persistent organic pollutant

Definition 32.19 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 32 — Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

A persistent organic pollutant is an organic substance that resists degradation, bioaccumulates, is toxic and is transported far from its sources, such as DDT, the PCBs and the dioxins.

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