Title: persistent organic pollutant
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - persistent organic pollutant
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14909
Status: current

Definition
Organic chemical that is stable in the environment, is liable to long-range transport, may bioaccumulate in human and animal tissue, and may have significant impacts on human health and the environment.

Example
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (dioxin), PCBs, and DDT.

Related Term
- bioaccumulate: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14470

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 925 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14909/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14909/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14909/xml

Citation: Citation: 'persistent organic pollutant' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14909
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