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2017 outlook: Unep on advancing the chemicals agenda
Source: Chemical Watch, Date: , 2017
Chemical Watch, Feb 2017: In February 2017, the rather specialised topic
of persistent organic pollutants captured the attention of the global media. A
study led by Dr Jamieson of Newcastle University, published in Nature, Economy
and Evolution, was the focus of interest. It found staggering levels of
polychlorinated-biphenyl (PCB) in amphipods living between 7- 10,000m below sea
level in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana trench. What was previously considered to
be a pristine environment, unaffected by human beings, is now known to contain
living organisms with some of the highest PCB concentrations. Measured by
researchers these were close to 1,900 nanograms (ng) per gram of tissue
analysed, dwarfing concentrations of PCB concentrations in clean coastal
environments (1ng), or in polluted areas like the Liao rivers in China (100ng).
Read More: https://chemicalwatch.com/53837/2017-outlook-unep-on-advancing-the-chemicals-agenda
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