enviromental hero by Nevaeh Roy https://padlet.com/nevaeh_roy/dzbonfwfpv6y en-us 2019-02-14 21:31:35 UTC 2024-10-27 05:34:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png how climate change is affecting the Inuit nevaeh_roy https://padlet.com/nevaeh_roy/dzbonfwfpv6y/wish/331538824 food sources are being depleted, and transportation routes are melting making it not only more difficult to travel from rural places but also extremely dangerous. ]]> 2019-02-14 21:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nevaeh_roy/dzbonfwfpv6y/wish/331538824 what are the dirty dozen toxins nevaeh_roy https://padlet.com/nevaeh_roy/dzbonfwfpv6y/wish/332798913 Initially, twelve POPs have been recognized as causing adverse effects on humans and the ecosystem and these can be placed in 3 categories:
  • Pesticides: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene;
  • Industrial chemicals: hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); and
  • By-products: hexachlorobenzene; polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF), and PCBs.

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