OPPTS Tribal News: Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants
Author:
The Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) and Tribal Environmental News Exchange
Date Published:
1/1999
Description:
EPA has developed a draft strategy to reduce risks from persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT)
pollutants. PBTs are highly toxic, long-lasting pollutants that can build up in the food chain to levels that are
harmful to human and ecosystem health. PBTs are associated with a range of adverse human health effects, including effects on the nervous system, reproduction, and fetal and child development. PBTs have also been linked to cancer and genetic impacts. The challenge in reducing risks from PBTs stems from their ability to travel long distances, to transfer easily among air, water, and land, and to linger for generations. PBTs are of particular concern to tribal communities because of the exposure of tribal populations to PBTs present in fish and from other sources. This issue provides updates to important events and initiatives that are of interest to our readers, including a message regarding OPPT's Tribal Program, prevention, mercury and lead research in Indian Country and community resources.
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