Persistent Organic Pollutants

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.

Year introduced: 2021

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Tree Number(s): D27.888.284.429

MeSH Unique ID: D000083462

Entry Terms:

• Pollutants, Persistent Organic
• Persistent Organic Pollutant
• Pollutant, Persistent Organic

Previous Indexing:

• Environmental Pollutants (1994-2020)

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Chemical Actions and Uses
Toxic Actions
Environmental Pollutants
Persistent Organic Pollutants