Earth is vulnerable to polluting organic matter

On December 8, United Nations climate and chemical experts warned that climate change is making Earth, the common home of humankind, increasingly vulnerable to sustainable organic substances. pollution (POP).

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The study "Climate change and interaction with POP " emphasizes climate change increases the exposure of the Earth to POPs, and thus also increases the toxic effects of POP on humans and environment.

This is the first global, systematic scientific study of the impact of climate change on the process of discharging POPs into the environment, the relationship between the circulation of POPs in the area. environment and the world with the destiny of the environment, as well as the toxic exposure of humans and the environment.

POPs are sustainable and toxic organic compounds that can affect many generations of humans as well as wildlife. POP exposure has a harmful effect on health and may be the cause of heart disease, cancer, metabolic disorders, endocrine disruption, hormonal system alteration, and damage to the immune system. epidemic as well as human reproductive health, undermining biodiversity and ecosystems.

Climate change leads to extreme weather events such as severe floods, droughts, which cause POP's impacts to be broader and faster, especially through food production, threatening The health of people and organisms worldwide.

The study also found that the Earth warms, making wild organisms more sensitive to exposure to POPs.

In the Arctic, climate change has changed the level of POP exposure of marine mammals due to the transfer of POPs in the atmosphere and oceans on a large scale along with the melting of ice sheets.

The United Nations study highlights sizable knowledge gaps including long-term monitoring data to assess the impact of climate change on POP's development, focus and the need for Options to reduce climate change.

In this context, the United Nations calls on countries to share science on climate change and POPs, and at the same time strengthen coordination between policy makers in countries to deal with climate change and manage POPs both domestically and globally.