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Persistent Organics

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020669

A group of chemicals that are very resistant to decay. The banned pesticide DDT and PCBs fall into this category.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020669
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemicals, toxics and pesticides
ReferencesContaminated Sediments Glossary & Acronyms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020669",
  "term": "Persistent Organics",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A group of chemicals that are very resistant to decay. The banned pesticide DDT and PCBs fall into this category.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Contaminated Sediments Glossary & Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/persistent-organics/"
}

Record 20,669 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.