Damstra T, Page S W, Herrman J L, Meredith T
International Programme on Chemical Safety, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2002 Nov;56(11):824-5. doi: 10.1136/jech.56.11.824.
It is not a point of debate that the Stockholm Convention for the prevention of further accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) should be ratified and implemented by all countries. However, in their article, Schafer and Kegley present an unbalanced "worst case scenario". Approximately 20% of the food supply of the US is contaminated with POPs at extremely low levels; these levels are comparable to those found in many other countries. Furthermore, there is no scientific consensus that these levels are hazardous to most humans. More information is needed to determine the actual risks of extremely low levels of POPs to human health.
所有国家都应批准并实施旨在防止持久性有机污染物（POPs）进一步积累的《斯德哥尔摩公约》，这一点并无争议。然而，在他们的文章中，舍费尔和凯格利提出了一个失衡的“最坏情况设想”。美国约20%的食物供应受到极低水平持久性有机污染物的污染；这些水平与许多其他国家发现的水平相当。此外，对于这些水平是否对大多数人有害，尚无科学共识。需要更多信息来确定极低水平持久性有机污染物对人类健康的实际风险。
