GEMET
General
Multilingual
Environmental
Thesaurus
persistant organic pollutant
Definition

Organic pollutants that do not break down chemically and remain in the environment. Pollutants with higher persistence may produce more harmful environmental effects.

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Scope note

Scope note is not available.

Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/14849