| Naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene |
Fossil fuel combustion, traffic emissions, coke ovens, diesel and gasoline engines |
35
|
| DDT |
Directly used as pesticides and agricultural pests and vectors |
36
|
| HCB |
Air emissions, combustion products, municipal incinerators, volatilization and leaching from landfills |
37
|
| PCBs |
Widely used as coolants and lubricants in transformers, also used in numerous electrical equipment |
38
|
| α-HCH and β-HCH |
Leaching and volatilization, deposition of wastes from chemical industries |
38
|
| Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Hg, Sn, Zn) |
Disposal of wastes from industrial areas, leaded gasoline and paints, application of fertilizers and pesticides, sewage sludge, wastewater irrigation, spillage of petrochemicals, coal combustion residues |
39
|
| Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, parabens, chlorpyrifos |
Plastics, plasticizers, pesticides |
40
|
