The socio-economic impact timeline in Serbia for persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Milić, Jelena; Ćurčić, Marijana; Brnjas, Zvonko; Carapina, Hristina Stevanovic; Randjelovic, Jasminka; Krinulovic, Katarina; Jovović, Aleksandar

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.161

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“…They are resistant to degradation and prone to accumulation in the environment due to their high chemical stability, semi-volatile nature, and high fat solubility (Scheringer 2009;Eckley 2001;Wania and Mackay 1996). According to the World Health Organization, POPs result in 4.9 million deaths annually and millions more are affected by POP-associated debilitations or diseases (Milic et al 2019;Prüss-Ustün et al 2011); toxic effects on humans include diabetes, cancer, and disorders in various systems (i.e. cardiac, neurological, reproductive) (Milic et al 2019;Varjani, Gnansounou, and Pandey 2017).…”

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“…According to the World Health Organization, POPs result in 4.9 million deaths annually and millions more are affected by POP-associated debilitations or diseases (Milic et al 2019;Prüss-Ustün et al 2011); toxic effects on humans include diabetes, cancer, and disorders in various systems (i.e. cardiac, neurological, reproductive) (Milic et al 2019;Varjani, Gnansounou, and Pandey 2017). The impacts on human health are endemic to the environmental www.sciencepolicyjournal.org JSPG, Vol.…”

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Establishing global climate resilience to persistent organic pollutants through the private sector: a call to reform institutional standards of the International Finance Corporation

Tam

Chiang

Huynh

2021

JSPG

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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic synthetic chemicals prevalent in the environment that have been linked to serious health effects including various cancers, hypertension, and diabetes. Owing to their unique physicochemical properties, POP accumulation in the environment poses a serious risk to public health. Over the last few decades global climate change (GCC) has exacerbated increasing temperature and extreme weather events, which reduce the storage capacity of POPs in the environment and precipitate their global remobilization. If we remain unprepared to block GCC-associated release of POPs globally, our adaptation and resilience to climate change will be jeopardized. The Stockholm Convention, an international treaty that aims to reduce and eliminate POPs, is not fully enforceable due to a lack of environmental funds for governments of developing countries. One way to circumnavigate these financial hurdles is to create new markets for POP removal through the private sector. We recommend the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, reform its institutional regulations to consistently guarantee funding for proactive measures against POPs. We additionally recommend investing in local POP removal infrastructure projects that encourage economic growth.

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Establishing global climate resilience to persistent organic pollutants through the private sector: a call to reform institutional standards of the International Finance Corporation

Tam

Chiang

Huynh

2021

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“…Also, inhalation of particulate matter which contains metal, carcinogen organic and inorganic materials can cause DNA damage and genomic instability (Santibanez-Andrade et al 2017). Thus, there is a growing concern in Serbia about the environmental pollution being among the leading causes of human diseases (Milic et al 2019).…”

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Assessment of Chromosomal Damage in Umbilical Blood Lymphocytes of Newborns from Kragujevac in Central Serbia Born 18 Years after Environmental Contamination

Milošević-Djordjević

Vukajlović

Marković

et al. 2021

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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The measurement of micronuclei (MN) in umbilical blood lymphocytes of newborns are increasingly used in cytogenetic epidemiology as one of the preferred methods for assessing chromosomal damage resulted from maternal exposure to mutagen. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of strong environmental contamination (EC) (which occured in the City of Kragujevac, Central Serbia in 1999) on the MN frequency in group of 22 newborns born in Kragujevac 18 years after EC, using cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay. The mean MN frequency in umbilical lymphocytes of these newborns was 5.14 ± 2.17/1,000 binucleated (BN) cells, which is significantly lower than mean MN frequency of newborns born 12 months after contamination (9.36 ± 5.60/1,000 BN cells). Sex of newborns, age of mothers, cigarette smoking, and number of pregnancies did not affect the MN frequency of newborns. Our results showed that in utero exposure to environmental pollution affected genome instability of the fetuses, but that by improving the quality of environmental conditions there was a decrease in mean MN frequency of newborns born 18 years after contamination. In general, genome of umbilical lymphocytes shows a realistic picture of all changes in body and the environment.

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Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in infant food: Occurrence and exposure assessment

Milić,

Lugonja,

Knudsen

et al. 2025

Science of The Total Environment

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The socio-economic impact timeline in Serbia for persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Establishing global climate resilience to persistent organic pollutants through the private sector: a call to reform institutional standards of the International Finance Corporation

Establishing global climate resilience to persistent organic pollutants through the private sector: a call to reform institutional standards of the International Finance Corporation

Assessment of Chromosomal Damage in Umbilical Blood Lymphocytes of Newborns from Kragujevac in Central Serbia Born 18 Years after Environmental Contamination

Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in infant food: Occurrence and exposure assessment

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