Environmental Thesaurus

Last uploaded: September 14, 2024
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ID

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20897

Preferred Name

persistent organic pollutant

Synonyms

persistence organic pollutants

Definitions

[CHEBI] Any environmental contaminant that is resistant to environmental degradation through photolytic, biological or chemical processes. Such substances can have significant impact on health and the environment, as they persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in animal tissue and so biomagnify in food chains.

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Type

http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

scopeNote

persistent organic pollutants

altLabel

persistence organic pollutants

creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

definition

[CHEBI] Any environmental contaminant that is resistant to environmental degradation through photolytic, biological or chemical processes. Such substances can have significant impact on health and the environment, as they persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in animal tissue and so biomagnify in food chains.

prefLabel

persistent organic pollutant

created

2016-10-12

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20893

modified

2019-02-17

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_77853

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