Persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have found their way into the environment “possibly through indiscriminate disposal of old transformers and capacitors imported before the ban ” of PCBs or because they are released at ship - breaking yards, says the report.
ورغم ان المعاهدات الدولية سعت لضبط هذه المواد الخطرة ،‏ فقد تبين ان ‹ حليب الام ،‏ عينات من الدهون ،‏ وعينات من الدم البشري ملوَّثة جدا بسبب الد .‏ د .‏