Boon or bane? The environmental and health impacts of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-35

  Adeola, Francis O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Environment; Grasshoppers effect; Human health; Organochlorines; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Precautionary principle; Risks; Toxic chemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442709194     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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