Municipal Solid Waste
Municipal Solid Waste
Municipal Solid Waste
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An introduction to hazardouschemicals• Fish in Lake LeBarge, Canada, have becomehazardous to eat because of high DDT levels• Arctic fish, birds, and mammals have high amountsof persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in theirbodies• DDT, toxaphene, chlordane, PCPs, dioxins• The Inuit people have very high loads of POPs• How do these toxic chemicals reach remote areas?• There are no pesticides or industries© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.