This section contains detailed chemical descriptions of various Persistent Organic Pollutants adapted from Persistent Organic Pollutants: Information on POPs, their alternatives and alternative approaches (United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 1995). For each chemical, an overview is given, and the toxicity to humans is discussed.
The "Dirty Dozen":
- Aldrin
- Chlordane
- DDT
- Dieldrin
- Dioxins and Furans
- Endrin
- Heptachlor
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Mirex
- PCBs
- Toxaphene
Chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention in 2009:
- Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane (alphaHCH)
- Beta hexachlorocyclohexane (BetaHCH)
- Chlordecone
- Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether (C-octaBDE)
- Hexabromobiphenyl (HBB)
- Lindane
- Pentachlorobenzene (PeCB)
- Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)
- Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether (C-pentaBDE)
Persistent Toxic Substances:
