Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic, man-made chemicals that decompose slowly and travel on wind and in water, poisoning the environment and food chain.

Researchers have found that a common aquatic plant removes many persistent organic compounds that are discharged into natural waters and engineered wetlands. Researchers have found that a common ...

As a result, short-chain fluorinated alkyl acids, which are highly mobile persistent organic pollutants, are accumulating in the Arctic, and likely all around the Northern Hemisphere (Geophys. Res ...

A Framework for Identifying Organic Compounds of Concern in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Based on Their Mobility and Persistence in Groundwater. Environmental Science & Technology Letters , 2015; 2 ...

Persistent organic compounds are toxic and three types were explored in this study: PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) ...

A new University of Colorado Boulder framework used to screen hundreds of organic chemical compounds used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows that 15 may be of concern as groundwater ...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that threaten human health and cause environmental deterioration. The production and use of POPs peaked during the post-war industrial boom ...

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the ...

Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) are already known to be toxic to aquatic life—now we're finding them in the air.

Diboraanthracene compounds have the basic aromatic structure of the organic chemical anthracene but ... Organic dyes with persistent delayed fluorescence and ultralong ...