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    Organic pollutants are organic compounds that are resistant to degradation and persist in the environment. They include pesticides, plastics, and oils. They are classified as either naturally occurring or synthetic. Synthetic organic pollutants like PCBs and DDT were widely used but are now banned. Organic pollutants accumulate in fatty tissues and have harmful effects on human and wildlife health. Their removal is difficult as complete breakdown is impossible, and control efforts focus on banning their production and use.

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    Organic pollutants are organic compounds that are resistant to degradation and persist in the environment. They include pesticides, plastics, and oils. They are classified as either naturally occurring or synthetic. Synthetic organic pollutants like PCBs and DDT were widely used but are now banned. Organic pollutants accumulate in fatty tissues and have harmful effects on human and wildlife health. Their removal is difficult as complete breakdown is impossible, and control efforts focus on banning their production and use.

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    Organic pollutants are organic compounds that are resistant to degradation and persist in the environment. They include pesticides, plastics, and oils. They are classified as either naturally occurring or synthetic. Synthetic organic pollutants like PCBs and DDT were widely used but are now banned. Organic pollutants accumulate in fatty tissues and have harmful effects on human and wildlife health. Their removal is difficult as complete breakdown is impossible, and control efforts focus on banning their production and use.

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    ORGANIC

    POLLUTANTS

    Alizeh, Insa, Mishal


    ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
    Organic pollutants are organic
    compounds that are resistant to
    environmental degradation through
    chemical, biological or photolytic
    processes. These are generally called as
    persistent organic pollutants which have
    significant impacts on human health and
    environment.
    ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
    Organic pollutants include

    pesticides, fertilizers, hydrocarbons,

    phenols, plasticizers, biphenyls,

    detergents, oils, greases,

    pharmaceuticals, proteins and

    carbohydrates
    Classification of POPs
    Two major types of Organic
    pollutants are:
    Natural organic pollutants- exist
    naturally in environment
    Synthetic organic pollutants-
    man-made
    What are POPs
    Intentionally produced chemicals
    currently or once used in agriculture,
    disease control, manufacturing, or
    industrial processes.
    Examples include PCBs and DDTs
    used in electrical transformers,
    capacitors and for control of malaria
    What are POPs
    Unintentionally produced chemicals,
    such as dioxins, that result from
    some industrial processes and from
    combustion
    For example, municipal and medical
    waste incineration and backyard
    burning of trash
    Consequences of persistence
    High lipid solubility; accumulation in
    fatty tissues.
    Stability towards hydrolysis and
    photolytic degradation
    Long-range transport- travels far away
    from source
    Bioaccumulation- concentration of these
    compounds to dangerous levels
    Effects of POPs
    Exposure to persistent organic pollutants can
    cause the following health affects:
    Development defects
    Chronic illnesses
    Breast cancer
    Damage to reproductive, nervous and
    immune systems
    Obesity
    Effects of POPs
    Exposure to POPs can cause
    declines, diseases, or abnormalities
    in a number of wildlife species,
    including certain kinds of fish, birds,
    and mammals
    Behavioral abnormalities and birth
    defects in fish, birds, and mammals
    In-door POPs in urban areas
    The change in trends of life has led to a
    growth on in-door culture and
    therefore, indoor dust and air that
    humans are exposed to through
    ingestion and inhalation. Sometimes
    indoor concentration of POP has
    exceeded the concentration outside. For
    example, carbon monoxide and tobacco
    smoke
    CONTROL AND REMOVAL
    Impossible to break down completely
    Banning its use to control it rather than
    focusing on removing the existing
    amount
    Toxic by-products are created due to
    uninvestigated degradation processes
    CONTROL AND REMOVAL
    There are different methods of removal of organic
    pollutants.

    The biological treatments are a removal process for


    some organic compounds, their products of bio-
    degradation may also be hazardous.

    Several treatment technologies are employed to


    remove organic pollutants from waste water which
    includes flocculation, coagulation, biological
    oxidation and sedimentation.
    CONTROL AND REMOVAL
    Enzymatic method can be used to control the
    organic pollutant.

    Organic pollutants can also be controlled by


    reducing environmental releases of dioxins and
    furans to land, air, and water.

    Ban the use and production of organic pollutants


    worldwide.
    CONTROL AND REMOVAL
    Fly ash (Ash produced in small dark flecks by
    the burning of powdered coal or other
    materials and carried into the air) relatively
    abundant and inexpensive material can be
    used to control the organic pollutant.
    Organic pollutants can also be controlled by
    raising awareness about the health and
    environmental impacts of persistent organic
    pollutants.

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