Detailed Information on Publication Record
2014
Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: A systematic review of recent and historical data
SHARMA, Brij Mohan, Girija K. BHARAT, Sresth TAYAL, Luca NIZZETTO, Pavel ČUPR et. al.Basic information
Original name
Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: A systematic review of recent and historical data
Authors
SHARMA, Brij Mohan (356 India, guarantor), Girija K. BHARAT (356 India), Sresth TAYAL (356 India), Luca NIZZETTO (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), Pavel ČUPR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Thorjorn LARSSEN (578 Norway)
Edition
Environment International, Kidlington, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2014, 0160-4120
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 5.559
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/14:00079348
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000335108900007
Keywords in English
Persistent organic pollutants; Bioaccumulation; Environmental contamination; Human exposure
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/10/2019 13:23, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.
Abstract
V originále
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.