POPS (11/17)

Question 1

What are POPS?

Answer 1

• Persistent organic pollutants
• Organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation.
• Bioaccumulate with effects on human health and environment.

Question 2

Endocrine Disruptors (POPS)

Answer 2

• Chlorinated pesticides, dioxins, dibenzofurans
• Brominated PPBDE’s
  Phthalates
• Bisphenol A- polycarbonate plastic

Question 3

Polychlorinated Biphenyl’s (PCB’s)

Answer 3

• A POP unintended product

- Commonly used as lubricants in hydraulic fluid, transmission oil

Question 4

Toxic effects of PCB’s

Answer 4

• Chloracne, immune and liver function
• Reproductive- small babies
• Neurodevelopmental
• Cancers in animal studies
• In all our body fat

Question 5

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE’s)

Answer 5

• Liver, thyroid and developmental toxicity

Question 6

Bisphenol A

Answer 6

• Found in plastics, leaches from them under heat

Question 7

Polycarbonate plastics

Answer 7

• Hard plastic formed when BPA is polymerized

Question 8

Pthalates

Answer 8

• Plasticizer
• Endocrine disruptor
• Breast Cancer

Question 9

Effects of Endocrine Disruptors

Answer 9

• Breast development
• Reproductive Systems
• Brain and behavior
• Thyroid function
• Metabolism

=> Higher effects at low doses