Biocatastrophe: Ecotoxin Contaminant Pulse

Aromatic hydrocarbons

  1. Benzene
  2. Phenols - Xylenol or dimethylphenol, cresol, alkylphenols like nonylphenol, Paraben
  3. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)

Alkylphenols

Bisphenol-A

  1. Badge-4OH
  2. BPA

Brominated Flame Retardants: PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers)

Dioxins

  1. Chlorodibenzofurans (CDFs, Furans)
  2. Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (CDDs)

Hormones (growth)

Heavy Metals

  1. Lead (Pb)
  2. Mercury (Hg)
  3. Arsenic (As)

Nitro and Polycyclic Musks    

Nitrates

Organometals

  1. Tributyltin
  2. Methylated Mercury

Organochlorides including:

  1. “Agent Orange”
  2. Aldrin/Dieldrin
  3. Chlordane
  4. Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (chloro- and dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon     
        tetrachloride)\
  5. DDT
  6. Halogenated Phenols - Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
  7. Heptachlor
  8. Hexachlorobenzene
  9. Mirex
  10. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
  11. Polychlorinated Napthalenes (PCN)
  12. Polychlorinated Terphenyl (PCT)
  13. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
  14. Toxaphene - C10H10Cl8

Organofluorines including:

*  Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

Organophosphates

  1. Chlorpyrifos metabolite (3,5,6-TCP)
  2. Diethylphosphate (DEP)
  3. Diethylphosphorodithidate (DEDTP)
  4. Diethylphosphorothidate (DEPT)
  5. Dimethylphosphate (DMP)
  6. Dimethylphosphorodithidate (DMPT)
  7. Malathion Dicarboxylic Acid
  8. Malathion Mono-Carboxylic Acid

Perchlorate

Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFC)

  1. Teflon - Fluorinated ethylene propylene or FEP
  2. Teflon - Perfluoroalkoxy or PFA
  3. Teflon - poly(tetrafluoroethylene) or PTFE

Pharmaceuticals

Pthalates (Plasticizers)

  1. mMEP
  2. mEtP
  3. mBuP
  4. mBzP
  5. mEHP
  6. mEOHP
  7. mEHHP
Triclosan

Other Threats:

Greenhouse Gasses

  1. CO2
  2. H2O
  3. Methane – CH4
  4. Nitrous Oxide – N2O
  5. Haloalkanes or Alkyl Halides (Halogenated Hydrocarbons)
  6. Ozone – O3

Anthropogenic Radioactivity

  1. Cesium
  2. Plutonium
  3. Uranium