ESPM 1011 Study Guide - Final Guide: Polychlorinated Biphenyl, Rachel Carson, Dieldrin
30 Oct 2014
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Rachel carson is an environmental enthusiast and author of silent spring (published in. Her book brought awareness to the toxic substances released into our environment, particularly in water, and the harmful effects these toxins could have on humans. Be able to give a couple examples (but you needn"t know all 12 of the dirty dozen). These are chemical substances that: persist in the environment (very long half lives), bioaccumulate in the food web, become widely distributed, and pose significant health risks to humans or other organisms. The stockholm treaty is a united nations treaty made on may 23, 2001, including 151 countries. The treaty focuses on the dirty dozen outlawing 9 of them, restricting the use of. An endocrine disruptor is a synthetic chemical that when absorbed into the body either mimics or blocks hormones and disrupts the body"s normal functions. Should it be applied to chemicals with potentially.
