This review summarizes advances in catalytic elimination of halogenated volatile organic compounds, focusing on catalyst design, stability, byproduct control, and structure–performance relationships.
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DDT Still Harming Birds of Prey, 50 Years After Its Ban - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, May 31, 2022) Fifty years after the banning of DDT, the notorious insecticide is still harming iconic birds of prey along the California coastline. According to research published in Environmental Science and Technology, California condors and marine mammals along California’s coast are contaminated with several dozen different halogenated organic compounds (hazardous, often-chlorinated chemicals) related to DDT, chlordane, and other now-banned legacy chemicals. The findings highlight the incredible importance of addressing these original “forever chemicals,” and making certain that we do not continue to repeat the mistakes of the past with new and different, yet equally dangerous, chemistries. Between 1947 and 1971, the Montrose Chemical Corporation of California, the largest historical producer of DDT, released over 1,700 tons of DDT into the LA sewer system, which eventually made its way into the Pacific Ocean. During this time, several other companies discharged PCBs, leading to further chemical contamination of land and sediment. As recent as April 2021, scientists discovered 25,000 barrels likely containing DDT near Catalina Island along the southern California coast. These releases have resulted in serious environmental and health problems throughout the coastal food chain. Yet, as the present study shows, scientists are only beginning to understand the […]

#CA #condors & #MarineMammals along CA's coast are contaminated with several dozen #halogenated organic compounds (hazardous, often-chlorinated #chemicals) related to #DDT, #chlordane, and other now-banned #legacychemicals. #foreverchemicals #pesticides

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