Environmental Protection Agency POPs

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have become the focus of growing national and international concern (United Nations, Greenpeace, Environmental Protection Agencies of the USA, Germany and many other countries) [159,160]. POPs are organic substances that... [Pg.59]

The acronym, POP, is gaining world-wide acceptance, although some national agencies still use other terms, e. g. persistent environmental pollutants (PEPs), for these chemicals. The chemical industry, for instance, terms them persistent, bioaccumidative, toxic substances (PBTs). The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prefers bioaccumulative chemicals of concern (BCCs). Much of... [Pg.59]

EC5jj=median effective concentration fw=freshwater LC5 j=median lethal concentration m=marine mw=marine water na=not applicable OSPAR=Oslo and Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Northeast Atlantic PBT=persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic POPs=persistent organic pollutants RfD=referencedose sed.=sediment USEPA=US Environmental Protection Agency vPvB=very persistent, very bioacumulative. [Pg.15]

OSHA PB PBB PBT PEC penta-BDE PFOS PNEC POP PPE PPORD PRODUCE European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Persistent and bioaccumulating Polybromobiphenyl(s) Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic Predicted environmental concentration Pentabromodiphenyl ether Perfluorooctane sulfonate Predicted no-effect concentration Persistent organic pollutant Personal protective equipment Process/product-oriented research and development Piloting REACH on downstream use communication in Europe... [Pg.413]

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