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.
Kā tādi noturīgi organiski piesārņotāji kā, piemēram, polihlorētie bifenili (PHB) ir nokļuvuši vidē? Rakstā skaidrots, ka, iespējams, tas noticis, izmetot kopējās izgāztuvēs pirms PHB aizlieguma ievestos vecos transformatorus un kondensatorus vai arī demontējot kuģus.