The Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Environment

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mehmetli, Ebru (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Koumanova, Bogdana (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental sciences.; Ecotoxicology.; Pollution.; Pollution, general.; Environmental Science and Engineering.

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds of natural or anthropogenic origin that resist photolytic, chemical and biological degradation. They are characterized by low water solubility and high lipid solubility, resulting in bioaccumulation in fatty tissues of living organisms. Thes...