title: Emerging POPs. A special session at "Dioxin 2008" in Birmingham.
abstract: This article discusses the topics and ideas presented at the Special Session of the conference Dioxin 2008 (28th International Symposium on Halogenated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPs) titled: "Emerging POPs". The session was devoted to emerging and re-emerging compounds or groups of compounds identified recently as environmental contaminants and classified as dioxin-like compounds or persistent organic pollutants.
authors.affiliation: Environment, Food & Health Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK. m.rose@csl.gov.uk
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Falandysz
mesh_terms: D004147:Dioxins / Q000737:chemistry; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D010575:Pesticides