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Impact of pollutants on marine mammals
Extensive research on marine pollutants in marine mammals shows that these animals are exposed to toxic insecticidal compounds such as DDTs and PCBs.
PCBs
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Articles about PCBs
6 published items.
Oceanography
The ocean is poisoned, half of the killer whales will die
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were previously used to make electrical and plastic components that are one of the most toxic substances polluting the ocean.
Oceanography
Why killifish thrives in polluted environments
This article addresses an evolutionary puzzle: Why can Atlantic killifish thrive in heavily polluted water?
Environment
National Plan to treat pollutants difficult to decompose
National Plan on Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 184. Up to now, Vietnam has banned the use of 9/12 plan…
Medicine - Health
Contaminants cause children to grow slowly
A study showed that Russian children living in high-contaminant environments are of smaller stature than their peers in a healthy environment.
Medicine - Health
Ratio male female high low, why?
In a work published in Environmental Health, the authors question whether the contamination of some industrial chemicals has been banned, causing gender imbalance (low f…