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@article{1228958,
author = {Sharma, Brij Mohan and Bharat, Girija K. and Tayal, Sresth and Nizzetto, Luca and Čupr, Pavel and Larssen, Thorjorn},
article_location = {Kidlington},
article_number = {May 2014},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.022},
keywords = {Persistent organic pollutants; Bioaccumulation; Environmental contamination; Human exposure},
language = {eng},
issn = {0160-4120},
journal = {Environment International},
title = {Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: A systematic review of recent and historical data},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412014000270},
volume = {66},
year = {2014}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1228958
AU - Sharma, Brij Mohan - Bharat, Girija K. - Tayal, Sresth - Nizzetto, Luca - Čupr, Pavel - Larssen, Thorjorn
PY - 2014
TI - Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: A systematic review of recent and historical data
JF - Environment International
VL - 66
IS - May 2014
SP - 48-64
EP - 48-64
PB - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
SN - 01604120
KW - Persistent organic pollutants
KW - Bioaccumulation
KW - Environmental contamination
KW - Human exposure
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412014000270
L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412014000270
N2 - Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been used in a wide range of agricultural and industrial commodities, resulting in vigorous deterioration of environment and human health. A number of studies on the occurrence of POPs confirm their presence in various environmental compartments and human body. In order to deal with this global concern, India has recently prepared the National Implementation Plan (NIP) of the Stockholm Convention. Common beliefs point at India as a hot spot of POP contamination and human exposure; however no systematic analysis was ever performed so far considering all available past data on POP occurrence. This review aims to examine the distribution pattern of POPs in multicompartment environment and human samples, meta-analysis of time trends in exposure levels to environment and humans, and cross country comparison of POP contamination with China. Based on this review, it can be concluded that the Indian environment and human population are highly contaminated by DDTs and HCHs; however scarcity of data on other POPs makes it challenging to assess their nationwide human and environmental exposure. No evidence of a general decline in DDT and HCH residues in the environment and human body come out from the meta-analysis of time trend. While comparing contamination levels between India and China, tendency towards decline in POP contamination is visible in China, unlike India. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ER -
SHARMA, Brij Mohan, Girija K. BHARAT, Sresth TAYAL, Luca NIZZETTO, Pavel ČUPR and Thorjorn LARSSEN. Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: A systematic review of recent and historical data. \textit{Environment International}. Kidlington: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2014, vol.~66, May 2014, p.~48-64. ISSN~0160-4120. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.022.
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