Following recent rapid industrialization, China is now one of the largest producers and
consumers of organic chemicals in the world. This is compounded by variable regulatory …

Monitoring of dairy products should preferably focus on the most relevant food safety
hazards in the dairy supply chain. For this purpose, the possible presence of …

Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

The accumulation of persistent organic pollutants by three passive sampling media
semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), polyurethane foam (PUF) disks, and an …

This study presents concurrently sampled ambient air data for a range of persistent organic
pollutants at the continental scale. This was achieved using a passive air sampling system …

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is considered here as a 'model persistent organic pollutant.'Data
on its sources, emissions, environmental levels and distributions and trends are compiled …

We measured the concentrations of 205 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in 26
food items: beef steak, butter, canned tuna, catfish, cheese, eggs, french fries, fried chicken …

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a kind of broad-spectrum insecticides, which is
potentially toxic and persistently threatens the safety of environment and food, due to their …

The levels of individual PBDE congeners were investigated in the invertebrate species
whelk (Buccinum undatum), seastar (Asterias rubens), and hermit crab (Pagurus …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are recognized as pollutants of global concern, but so
far, information on the trends of legacy POPs in the waters of the world has been missing …