AN ASSESSMENT OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS) INDICATOR LEVELS IN DRINKING WATER FROM MUBI-NORTH, GIREI AND MAYO-BELWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN ADAMAWA STATE

Persistent Organic Pollutants ("POPs")

Strictly speaking, all toxins entering the environment can be regarded as environmental poisons. Certain pollutants can, acting over long periods, harm living organisms even in low concentrations. This means that pollutants that are stable and thus persistent have a great ability to act as environmental poisons. Their stability means not only that their effects are long-lasting, but also that t...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): state of the science.

The environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are fascinating areas of scientific research. Our objective in this paper is to provide a brief, focussed overview of what constitutes a POP, highlight the harmful effects they may have on biota, make some comments on their environmental sources and analysis, their environmental trends and processes, their mov...

Selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Italian environment.

The ratification of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a departure point for several considerations on their presence in environmental matrices. In this paper, the Italian situation is presented with emphasis on the most toxic compounds--chemicals with dioxin-like toxic action, and the activity in the area of interest of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità. Biotic, as wel...

Circulating Levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Carotid Atherosclerosis in the Elderly

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Increased circulating levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been associated with myocardial infarction. Because myocardial infarction is an atherosclerotic disease, we investigated, in a cross-sectional study, whether POP levels are related to atherosclerosis. METHODS In the population-based Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors...

Persistence and Bioaccumulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)