Abstract
Persistent organic pollutatnts (POPs) which are also known as 'dirty dozen' have gained global concernin recent years. During the last decades, their sources, distribution, transformation, toxicity and accumulation in the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems become significant attention to worldwide. Although POPs are toxic, slowly to degrade and have tendency to accumulate in the food chain, global still used them widely in many fields and activities such as industrial and agricultural. In addition, the discharged of POPs from many sources enter water stream may lead to serious health-related and environmental problems. This review provides the overview of the continental distribution of many types of POPs and health risk assessment caused by exposure of POPs in daily life. This reviewalso discuss on the distributions of POPs in this country, Malaysia and the future work will be done in Klang River, one of the basin which is subjected to pollution due to development and urbanization.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Feb 2017 |
| Event | Environmental Conservation, Clean Water, Air & Soil 2016 - Beijing, China Duration: 26 Aug 2016 → 28 Aug 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | Environmental Conservation, Clean Water, Air & Soil 2016 |
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| Abbreviated title | CleanWAS 2016 |
| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Beijing |
| Period | 26/08/16 → 28/08/16 |