JOURNAL ARTICLE

Management of environmental pollutants: efforts have been made but the past lessons were not fully learned.

  • Published In: Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management, 2025, v. 21, n. 2. P. 229 1 of 3

  • Database: Environment Complete 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Hoang, Tham C 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the environmental impacts of synthetic chemicals and the regulatory frameworks governing their production and use. It highlights that while industrial development has contributed to human well-being, it has also led to significant pollution and biodiversity loss due to manmade chemicals, including pesticides and persistent pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The article emphasizes the inadequacies of current risk assessment methods, which often rely on short-term studies, leading to underestimations of long-term environmental risks. It advocates for enhanced regulatory measures and the use of chronic exposure studies to better predict the ecological impacts of new chemicals, aiming to prevent future pollution crises similar to those caused by historical chemicals like DDT. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management. 2025/03, Vol. 21, Issue 2, p229
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Politics and Government
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:1551-3777
  • DOI:10.1093/inteam/vjae041
  • Accession Number:183714184
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