Health and environmental effects of persistent organic pollutants

Journal of Molecular Liquids

Volumn 263, Issue , 2018, Pages 442-453

  Alharbi, Omar M L ^a   Basheer, Al Arsh ^b   Khattab, Rafat A ^a   Ali, Imran ^a,c  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Future challenges; Health and environmental problems; Persistent organic pollutants; Prevention; Remedial measures

Indexed keywords

HEALTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FUTURE CHALLENGES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PREVENTION; REMEDIAL MEASURES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

EID: 85047075905     PISSN: 01677322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.05.029     Document Type: Review

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