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CONTAMINANT EMERGING CONCERN [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
CONT

The term "contaminant of emerging concern" (CEC) is used to describe pollutants that have been detected in the environment and may cause alterations or adverse impacts on ecosystems but are unregulated or inadequately regulated because they have become a concern only recently ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
CONT

Les PFAS [substances perfluoroalkylées et poly­fluoroalkylées] sont ce qu'on appelle des contaminants d'intérêt émergent. Autrement dit, des molécules au sujet desquelles la préoccupation est nouvelle. Au début, la communauté scientifique s'inquiétait surtout pour la faune et la flore. On avait notamment remarqué une bioaccumulation et une bioamplification chez les mammifères marins et les grands prédateurs, comme les ours polaires.

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