Persistent Organic Pollutants Review

The environmental survey and/or monitoring data on the chemicals relevant to the live substances that were proposed for listing in Annex A of Stockholm Convention and considered at the first meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) held in November 2005, are pentabromodiphenyl ether (PeBDE), chlordecone,... 

UNEP, 2005. Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) on the work of its first meeting, Geneva, 7-11 November 2005 (available at http //www. pops.int/documents). 

POPRC Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee... 

Boudreau, T.M., Sibley, P.K., Mabury, S.A., Muir, D.C.G., and Solomon, K.R. 2003. Laboratory evaluation of the toxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on Selenastrum capricornutum, Chlorella vulgaris, Lemna gibba, Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulicaria. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44 307-313. As cited in United Nations Environmental Programme, 2006. Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the Work of Its Second Meeting. Addendum Risk profile on perfluorooctane sulfonate. 

Tue NM, Takahashi S, Suzuki G et al (2013) Contamination of indoor dust and air by polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants and relevance of non-dietary exposure in Vietnamese informal e-waste recycling sites. Environ Int 51 160-167 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2013) Recommendation by the persistent organic pollutants review committee to list hexabromocyclododecane in annex A to the Stockholm convention and draft text of the proposed amendment. Conference of the parties to the Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants sixth meeting, Geneva, Switzerland (28 April-10 May 2013)... 

IPCS, International Programme on Chemical Safety (1995) A review of selected persistent organic pollutants, http //www.who.int/ipcs/assessment/en/pcs 95 39 2004 05 13.pdf... 

Ritter L, Solomon KR (1995) A review of the persistent organic pollutants DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins and furans. In T.I.P.o.C.S. (IPCS) (ed) Geneve, Suisse... 

Galiulin, R. V., Bashkin, V. N., Galiulina, R. A. (2002). Review behavior of persistent organic pollutants in the air-plant-soil system. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 737(1/4), 179-191. 

Mantseva, E., Dutchak, S., Rozovskaya, O., Shatalov, V. (2004). EMEP Contribution to the Preparatory Work for the Review of the CLRTAP Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants. EMEP MSC-E Information Note 5/2004. 

This book brings together what is known about the major classes of these persistent organic pollutants (the so-called POPs). Each chapter reviews our knowledge of the extent of contamination of the various parts of the Great Lakes ecosystem (air, water, sediment, fishes, birds, etc.), what is known about the trends over time of this contamination, and information about the mechanisms by which these compounds are mobilized in the lakes. The following section presents abstracts of the contents of each chapter. 

Bidleman, T.F. and L.L. McConnell. 1995. A review of field experiments to determine air-water gas exchange of persistent organic pollutants. Sci. Total Environ. 159 101-117. 

In addition to public concern, international conventions to reduce or eliminate emissions of POPs in South Korea took effect in May 2004. The South Korean Government, as a signatory participant of the Stockholm Convention on POPs, plans to ratify the convention. Then the government is obliged to submit a National Implementation Plant (NIP) to minimize POPs emission and update the plan and provide a status report every two years from the time of ratification (Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2001). Therefore, it is inevitable that a scientific assessment and review of the domestic status and history of the POPs pollution including emissions, contamination levels (or distribution), exposures, and risks will be needed. This information will be disseminated to the public and also used to develop efficient control... 

Table 2.2. Target compounds of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) reviewed PCDDs/ DFs, PCBs, OCPs, PAHs, APs, PDBEs, and PFAs, respectively...

Allsopp, M., Johnston, P., 2000. Unseen poisons in Asia A review of persistent organic pollutants in south and southeast Asia and Oceania. Report of the Greenpeace Laboratories, p. 61 ISBN 90-73361-648. 

Wania, F., Axelman, J., Broman, D., 1998. A review of processes involved in the exchange of persistent organic pollutants across the air-sea interface. Environ. Pollut. 

The toxicity, bioaccumulative potential, and ecological impact of organohalogenated substances such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated d iben zo -pa ra - diox i n s (PCDDs), or polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) have been extensively reviewed.95 98 All are referred to as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), that is, chemical substances that remain in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food chain, and pose a risk to human health and the environment. The international community is calling for action to reduce and then eliminate the production or formation of these substances and to monitor their emission. In this case, the detectability obtainable by analytical methods should be very low, since the limits established for these residues are in the ng per liter range. 

Barra, R., Colombo, J. C., Eguren, G., Gamboa, N., Jardim, W. E, Mendoza, G. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Eastern and Western South American countries. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 185 1-33 (2006). 

Dean, J. R., and Ma, R. (2007). Approaches to assess the oral bioaccessibihty of persistent organic pollutants A critical review. Chemosphere 68(8), 1399-1407. 

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants has released dossiers on short chain CPs (SCCPs), which include reviews of environmental levels [7, 8]. In Japan, a detailed study of SCCP flows and releases throughout their product life cycle has been conducted [9]. In addition to assessment reports, there are a number of recent comprehensive review articles, which have included environmental levels, trends, and fate [10, 11] as well as earlier reviews [12-14]. 

Brandli R. C., Bucheli T. D., Kupper T., Furrer R., Stadelmann F. X., and Tarradellas J., Persistent organic pollutants in source-separated compost and its feedstock materials— A review of field studies, J. Environ. Qual, 34(3), 735-760, 2005. 

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