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Record 1 2020-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
CONT

… POPs [persistent organic pollutants] are characterized by their persistence in the environment with a tendency to bioaccumulate in the food chain and their capacity for a long-range, trans-boundary dispersion, posing a great threat to human health and the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
DEF

[…] résistance aux dégradations biologiques naturelles.

CONT

La rémanence dans l'environnement a trait à la durée de la présence d'une substance dans un milieu et est généralement définie par la demi-vie ou le temps de résidence. La dégradation d'une substance rémanente dans l'environnement est très lente et, par conséquent, sa demi-vie est importante.

Spanish

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