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Persistence |
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| u | Persistence
over time in the environment |
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| – | Releases
today will affect future generations |
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| – | Do
not degrade easily into non-toxic form |
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| u | May
start in one medium and go another |
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| – | Releases
to air get in water and sediments; later |
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| absorbed
by living beings |
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| u | Start
in one place and end up in another |
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| – | Accumulation
in remote Northern areas from industrial |
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