Further information on the scientific and political debate about POPs can be found in the following contributions in ESPR
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Scheringer M (2004): Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Focus of Science and Politics. Environ Sci Pollut Res 11(1) 1–2
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Scheringer, M., Fiedler, H., Suzuki, N. et al. Initiative for an international panel on chemical pollution (IPCP). Environ Sci Pollut Res 13, 432–434 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1065/espr2006.09.347
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