What Makes a Pesticide Persistent
What Are Persistent Pesticides? Persistent Pesticides, Which Primarily Consist of Organochlorine Pesticides, Are Considered Persistent Because They Are Stable...
What are persistent pesticides? Persistent pesticides, which primarily consist of organochlorine pesticides, are considered persistent because they are stable in the environment and resist being broken down.
What does persistence mean in terms of pesticides?
The terms persistent and non-persistent refer to how long a pesticide stays in the environment. … Persistent pesticides have a greater potential to accumulate in organisms. When a pesticide bioaccumulates, predator animals higher on the food chain accumulate more pesticides in their body.
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What type of pesticides are persistent in the environment?
The US EPA has classified several organochlorine pesticides, including aldrin; dieldrin; chlordane; p,p-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); mirex; and toxaphene as highly persistent bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals. The PBT pollutants thus pose a risk to the human health and ecosystem.
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