Biocatastrophe: Ecotoxin Contaminant Pulse
Aromatic hydrocarbons
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Phenols - Xylenol or dimethylphenol, cresol, alkylphenols like nonylphenol, Paraben
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Alkylphenols
Bisphenol-A
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Badge-4OH
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BPA
Brominated Flame Retardants: PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers)
Dioxins
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Hormones (growth)
Heavy Metals
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Lead (Pb)
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Mercury (Hg)
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Arsenic (As)
Nitro and Polycyclic Musks
Nitrates
Organometals
- Tributyltin
- Methylated Mercury
Organochlorides including:
- “Agent Orange”
- Aldrin/Dieldrin
- Chlordane
- Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (chloro- and dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon
tetrachloride)\
- DDT
- Halogenated Phenols - Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
- Heptachlor
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Mirex
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
- Polychlorinated Napthalenes (PCN)
- Polychlorinated Terphenyl (PCT)
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Toxaphene - C10H10Cl8
Organofluorines including:
* Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
Organophosphates
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Chlorpyrifos metabolite (3,5,6-TCP)
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Diethylphosphate (DEP)
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Diethylphosphorodithidate (DEDTP)
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Diethylphosphorothidate (DEPT)
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Dimethylphosphate (DMP)
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Dimethylphosphorodithidate (DMPT)
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Malathion Dicarboxylic Acid
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Malathion Mono-Carboxylic Acid
Perchlorate
Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFC)
- Teflon - Fluorinated ethylene propylene or FEP
- Teflon - Perfluoroalkoxy or PFA
- Teflon - poly(tetrafluoroethylene) or PTFE
Pharmaceuticals
Pthalates (Plasticizers)
- mMEP
- mEtP
- mBuP
- mBzP
- mEHP
- mEOHP
- mEHHP
Triclosan
Other Threats:
Greenhouse Gasses
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CO2
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H2O
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Methane – CH4
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Nitrous Oxide – N2O
- Haloalkanes or Alkyl Halides (Halogenated Hydrocarbons)
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) - Freon
- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) - Freon
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Ozone – O3
Anthropogenic Radioactivity
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Cesium
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Plutonium
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Uranium