Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India
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Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India

Case Studies on Vapi and Surat, Gujarat

Herausgegeben: Chakraborty, Paromita; Nizzetto, Luca; Bharat, Girija; Steindal, Eirik; Sinha, Satish
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are a class of chemicals that are persistent, bio accumulative and toxic (PBT), which are restricted for use under the Stockholm Convention. They adversely impact the environment, human and animal health. Most of the POPs are semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and known to have a long-range transport potential and are often deposited in colder climate and found in places away from the regions they are produced. POPs are usually hydrophobic (i.e., "water-hating") and lipophilic (i.e., "fat-loving") chemicals, due to which they bind to solids, particular...