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Shkiper50 [21]
2 years ago
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According to the World Health Organization, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are found in nearly all tested organism tissues

and environmental samples. Which characteristic of POPs accounts for their presence in living tissues and in environmental samples?
Biology
1 answer:
olga55 [171]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

POPs are lipophilic, which means that they can be stored in fatty tissues for long periods of time.

Explanation:

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