CAUSE & EFFECTS ; Studies have shown many of these chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects and other health problems. And they don’t just wash away. Persistent organic pollutants, as the class of chemicals is known, stick around for decades before finally breaking down.
They also are attracted to fatty tissue in animals and pass through the food chain from one animal to the next.
CAUSE & EFFECTS ; Studies have shown many of these chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects and other health problems. And they don’t just wash away. Persistent organic pollutants, as the class of chemicals is known, stick around for decades before finally breaking down.
ReplyDeleteThey also are attracted to fatty tissue in animals and pass through the food chain from one animal to the next.