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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are either unintentional by-products or industrial chemicals that exhibit toxicity and exceptional persistence in the environment. These compounds bioaccumulate in the food chain and can cause reproductive and development issues in animals and humans.
The Australian Ultra Trace Laboratory was originally established in 2000 to help fulfil Australian Government obligations as a signatory of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Stockholm Convention on POPs.
Past studies have included Dioxins and PCBs in Sydney Harbour fish, PBDEs in Tasmanian Devils, and POPs in Ibis.
A current project with University of Sydney is measuring POPs in Australian fur seals affected by alopecia in Victoria.
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gavin.stevenson@measurement.gov.au
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