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Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) is a term used by water quality professionals to describe pollutants that have been detected in environmental monitoring samples, that may cause ecological or human health impacts, and typically are not regulated under current environmental laws.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. [1] They are toxic and adversely affect human health and the environment around the world. [1]
The Registro de Emisiones y Transferencia de Contaminantes (RETC) is Mexico's Pollutant Release and Transfer Register , [1] similar to Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory and the US Toxics Release Inventory.
A pollutant or novel entity [1] is a substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effect, or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource. These can be both naturally forming (i.e. minerals or extracted compounds like oil) or anthropogenic in origin (i.e. manufactured materials or byproducts).
Air pollution is the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the environment. Air pollution can be chemical, physical or biological. [1]
Inorganic waste is a type of waste that does not contain organic compounds.This waste is generally very difficult to decompose by microorganisms.Glass, aluminum cans, dust, and metal are some examples of inorganic waste. [1]
En Calgary, Canadá, entre los entrenamientos de fútbol, las horas de trabajo en contabilidad y los ratos de lo que surja con los vecinos, Christianne Boudreau solía usar cada minuto libre que tenía para ver vídeos del Estado Islámico, con la nariz pegada a la pantalla del ordenador.
An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds — that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. [1] [2] The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as inorganic chemistry.