persistent organic pollutant

Term ID

CHEBI:77853

Synonyms

persistent organic pollutants
POP
POPs

Definition

Any environmental contaminant that is resistant to environmental degradation through photolytic, biological or chemical processes. Such substances can have significant impact on health and the environment, as they persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in animal tissue and so biomagnify in food chains.

References

Wikipedia:Persistant_organic_pollutant

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: environmental contaminant

environmental contaminant Show first 5 Terms
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1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane 4-bromophenol 6:2 fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid 8:2 fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid aldrin alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane beta-hexachlorocyclohexane brominated flame retardant chlordane chlordecone DDE DDT endosulfan endrin environmentally persistent free radical gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane heptachlor hexachlorobenzene mirex pentachlorobenzene perfluorononanoic acid perfluorooctane-1-sulfonic acid perfluorooctanesulfonamide polybromobiphenyl polybromodiphenyl ether polychlorinated dibenzodioxine polychlorinated dibenzodioxines and related compounds polychlorinated dibenzofuran polychlorobiphenyl pyrene toxaphene triclosan tris(4-chlorophenyl)methane tris(4-chlorophenyl)methanol Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from persistent organic pollutant

Phenotype where environments contain persistent organic pollutant

Phenotype modified by environments containing persistent organic pollutant

Human Disease Model