7. Cidade dos Meninos, Brazil - LATIN AMERICA

After the Lindane factory closed piles of residues were left behind causing the contamination of the ground and soil.

Source categories of waste contamination by POPs:

  Pesticides production/storage

Data about POPs levels in different environment compartments:

  Soil/sediment
  Food (milk, eggs)

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants:

  DDT – Dichlordiphenyltrichlorethan (pesticide)
  Other OCPs – Other Organochlorine Pesticides