Sentences with phrase «organic pollutants produced»
People who eat fish from glacial meltwater may be at risk from persistent organic pollutants produced in the 20th century.
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People who eat fish from glacial meltwater may be at risk from persistent organic pollutants produced in the 20th century.
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Chlordane, toxaphene, DDT and PCBs are all examples of persistent organic pollutants — chemicals that were once widely used in agriculture and manufacturing (or accidentally produced through industrial processes or combustion) but are now banned due to their adverse effects on human health and the environment.
They also play a role in the formation of secondary organic aerosols — air pollutants produced when sunlight, organic molecules and airborne chemicals come together and interact.
«Humans are not the only ones who produce halogenated organic pollutants.»
Of course, the more we burn, the more we produce those man - made precursor pollutants, such as nitrous oxides and so - called volatile organic compounds.