Sentences with phrase «as persistent organic pollutants»

Payne said the original objective of the voyage was to measure chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants, and the study of metals was an afterthought.

The original objective of the voyage was to measure chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants, and the study of metals was an afterthought.

They belong to the so - called «dirty dozen» - a group of dangerous chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

Chemical contaminants such as persistent organic pollutants, toxic metals (e.g., Hg, Cd, Pb, Ni), radioactive compounds, pesticides, herbicides, and pharmaceuticals are also accumulating in deep - sea sediments [252].

They belong to the so - called «dirty dozen» - a group of dangerous chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

PCBS are known neurotoxins that are classified as persistent organic pollutants.

A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, collectively known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

Together with researchers from ETH Zurich, Eawag and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), he published several studies that show how HBCD is structured, which forms tend to accumulate in the environment and count as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

One of these compounds is classed as a persistent organic pollutant under the UNEP Stockholm Convention and industry agreed, largely voluntarily, to phase out some of these compounds.

A probable cancer - causing substance classified as a persistent organic pollutant, PCBs also have been linked to a variety of other health problems.

Not exact matches

Yesterday, five judges of the International Tribunal against Monsanto stated in their advisory opinion that the corporation «has engaged in practices which have negatively impacted the right to a healthy environment, the right to food, and the right to health» citing its widespread dissemination of dangerous agrochemicals in industrial agriculture, the introduction and release of GM crops, and introduction of persistent organic pollutants such as PCB in the environment.

The microbeads are also said to attract and absorb persistent organic pollutants such as PCBs, recognized as a public health threat and already present in the Hudson River.

The deep - sea as a final global sink for semivolatile persistent organic pollutants?

Some of these particles - PAHs - appear on the United Nation's list of persistent organic pollutants where they are regulated as air pollution.

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)-- such as pesticides and industrial byproducts — are known to cause oxidative stress (damage to your cells and aging), as well as hormone dysregulation.

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)-- such as pesticides and industrial byproducts — are known to cause oxidative stress and hormone dysregulation.

Fatty fish like salmon and sardines serve as a middleman by eating algae and storing these fats, along with persistent organic pollutants and mercury, in their fat stores.

So when it comes to foods, I think of those endocrine disruptors as well but I think the persistent organic pollutants are where we have the best data but I think it extends far beyond just the pops.

The concerns with fish consumption (mercury, persistent organic pollutants) remain, and are particularly salient for pregnant / breastfeeding women and children, as developing brains are most effected.

First congratulations on the vegan nutritional approach to pregnancy... you have already taken a huge step in avoiding exposure of your baby to persistent organic pollutants such as dioxin and endocrine disrupters and metals such as mercury and arsenic.

Rosita cod liver oil has been tested for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including pesticides (such as DDT), industrial chemicals (such as polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs) and unintentional by - products of industrial processes (such as dioxins and furans).

The studies have identified important health risk factors including: persistent organic pollutants consumed through contaminated food may be linked to diabetes; eating meat or eggs before pregnancy may raise gestational diabetes risk; taking in less than a single alcoholic drink per day may still raise the risk of breast cancer; daily consumption of the amount of cholesterol found in one egg may shorten a woman's lifespan as much as limited smoking; meat intake may be an infertility risk factor; there's a positive association between teen milk intake, especially skim milk, and teen acne; and nut consumption does not lead to expected weight gain.

The best path for us at this point is to avoid animal products as they are the leading source of persistent organic pollutants in the standard american diet.

Bruce Blumberg, professor of developmental and cell biology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of California, Irvine, who coined the term «obesogen,» studies the effect that organotins — a class of persistent organic pollutants that are widely used in the manufacture of polyvinylchloride plastics, as fungicides and pesticides on crops, as slimicides in industrial water systems, as wood preservatives, and as marine antifouling agents — have on the body's metabolism.

They are known as «persistent organic pollutants» (or POPs), and they can be found in a variety of products ranging from pesticides to solvents to pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals and more.

Eating wild - caught salmon can help protect you from contamination such as pesticides and persistent organic pollutants found in farm - raised salmon.

* The role of the US in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education, human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

The EECCA NGO campaign towards a toxic - free future succeeded in pushing the national governments to ratify the Stockholm Convention, which would eliminate the release of persistent organic pollutants into the environment; 9 of 12 countries in this region ratified the Convention and now participate as full Parties at its global meetings.