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Persistent Organic Pollutants

Persistent Organic Pollutant is a type of organic compound characterized by its resistance to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes, leading to long-term persistence, bioaccumulation in fatty tissues, potential for long-range transport, and adverse effects on human health and ecosystems.

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Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

Berit Gewert, Merle Plassmann, Matthew MacLeod · Environmental Science Processes & Impacts · 2015 · 2K citations · Full text

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Global Water Pollution and Human Health

René P. Schwarzenbach, Thomas Egli, Thomas B. Hofstetter et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · 2010 · 2K citations · Full text

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Pesticides, environment, and food safety

Fernando P. Carvalho · Food and Energy Security · 2017 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Highly Stable Zr(IV)-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Detection and Removal of Antibiotics and Organic Explosives in Water

Bin Wang, Xiu‐Liang Lv, Dawei Feng et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2016 · 1.5K citations

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Peer Reviewed: Tracking the Distribution of Persistent Organic Pollutants

Frank Wania, Donald Mackay · Environmental Science & Technology · 1996 · 1.4K citations

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Authors

14.8K

  1. KC
    Kevin C. Jones

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    88 publications · 10.4K citations

    58

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  2. AC
    Adrian Covaci

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    68 publications · 4.5K citations

    41

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  3. TH
    Tom Harner

    Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada

    42 publications · 5.9K citations

    34

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  4. JD
    Jordi Dachs

    Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spain

    37 publications · 3.6K citations

    31

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  5. FW
    Frank Wania

    University of Toronto, Canada

    44 publications · 6.7K citations

    28

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Institutions

3.5K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    66 h-index

    972 publications

    74.5K citations

  2. Environment and Climate Change Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    57 h-index

    309 publications

    32.9K citations

  3. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    57 h-index

    321 publications

    36.3K citations

  4. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    45 h-index

    274 publications

    18.3K citations

  5. NILU

    Kjeller, Norway

    43 h-index

    197 publications

    13.9K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    40 h-index

    263 publications

    16.5K citations

  7. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    40 h-index

    222 publications

    12.3K citations

  8. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences

    Beijing, China

    39 h-index

    427 publications

    28.4K citations

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  1. Environmental Science & Technology

    422 publications · 44.9K citations

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  2. Chemosphere

    238 publications · 13.5K citations

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  3. The Science of The Total Environment

    222 publications · 12.4K citations

    62

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  4. Environmental Pollution

    163 publications · 13.5K citations

    59

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  5. Environment International

    136 publications · 8.4K citations

    59

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