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POPs Chemical Workshop

POPs is pertinent organic chemicals, mean many chemicals include on this cathegory. General people will don't know this chemical because this kind of chemical is not include in the study, I mean cathegorized chemical in such kind like that. In lecture usually only familiar with kind of chemical like organic or unorganic chemicals, or include on metal or non metal this cathegorized is just for differentiate when study about metal characteristic. So POPs will be a new knowledge for general student if they never read this knowledge, they will don't understand this. POPs chemical is forbiden include on other chemical or use in industry to help the process, because this pollutant will retain in the human body if can enter the body through many kind of ways. This pertinent chemicals pollutant then can make disseases of disturbance body organ work like kidney, lung, hearth, brain, pancreas and many others body organ. Stockholm convension about POPs have been perform three tim

Stockholm Convention about POPs

Today I follow a workshop of POPs that part of Stockholm covention in Jakarta arrange by Ministry of environtment. POPs is not about music or trending model, this is a Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that are chemical substances that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. This group of priority pollutants consists of pesticides (such as DDT), industrial chemicals (such as polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs) and unintentional by-products of industrial processes (such as dioxins and furans).  Persistent Organic Pollutants are transported across international boundaries far from their sources, even to regions where they have never been used or produced. The ecosystems and indigenous people of the Arctic are particularly at risk because of the long-range environmental transportation and bio-magnification of these substances. Consequently, persistent organic pollutants pose a threat

Sulfur Dioxide in Food

We know that Sulfur Dioxide is poisonouos gasses but why this substance can found in food. Is this good to eat? Sulfur dioxide is one of sulfite, a preservative whose name might be more familiar, that is why this substance can be available inside the food usually preservative food. A small amount of sulfite can wreak health havoc of you're sensitive to it. If we have asthma, sulfite sensitivity or sulfite allergy, eating dried fruits might cause serious health problems, including breathing problems. Dried fruits are among the food highest in sulfites, with raisins and prunes containing between 500 to 2000 ppm, compare to wine that may contain sulfites only 20 to 350 ppm. As the regulation of US Food and Drug Administration mandates that foods containing more than 10 ppm of sulfites must list this information on the food label. Each countries have different standard of sulfite contain in food, Australian government limits sulfite in food to 3000 ppm, while British government