22. Karabash and Tobolsk, Russia - ASIA

This included a former copper smelting facility. Elevated levels of dioxin have been found in breast milk locally.

Source categories of waste contamination by POPs:

  Metallurgical industry

Data about POPs levels in different environment compartments:

  Human tissues (breast milk, blood)

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants:

  Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (dioxins)
  Polychlorinated Biphenyls