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Chemical Actions and Uses > Toxic Actions > Environmental Pollutants > Persistent Organic Pollutants

Preferred term

Persistent Organic Pollutants  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Persistent Organic Pollutant
  • Pollutant, Persistent Organic

Scope note

  • Toxic chemicals that persist for long periods of time in the ENVIRONMENT and that contaminate ECOSYSTEMS where they are released and where they are transported to by wind, water, and the FOOD CHAIN.

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000083462

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