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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are terrible substances. They are resistant to environmental degradation, bioaccumulate in human and animal tissue and have significant impacts on human health and the environment. So we must stop them. This song, Toxic, is about the 2001 Stockholm Convention's "Dirty Dozen", i.e., (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_organic_pollutant)

- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- an industrial and technical chemical associated with reproductive failure and immune suppression. Immediate effects of PCB exposure include pigmentation of nails and mucous membranes and swelling of the eyelids, along with fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. Effects are transgenerational, as the chemical can persist in a mother's body for up to 7 years, resulting in developmental delays and behavioral problems in her children. Food contamination has led to large scale PCB exposure.

- Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). It can be detected in foods from all over the world and food-borne DDT remains the greatest source of human exposure. Long-term exposure has been associated with chronic health effects such as diabetes, carcinogenic, reduced reproductive success, and has been linked to neurological disease.

- Aldrin, an insecticide. Humans are primarily exposed to aldrin through dairy products and animal meats.

-Chlordane, an insecticide. Chlordane has been postulated to affect the human immune system and is classified as a possible human carcinogen. Chlodane air pollution is believed the primary route of humane exposure.

-Dieldrin, a pesticide. It has been linked to Parkinson's disease, breast cancer...

- Endrin, an insecticide. It is highly toxic to aquatic animals and humans as a neurotoxin. Human exposure results primarily through food.

- Heptachlor, a pesticide that is lethal, with adverse behavioral changes and reduced reproductive success at low-doses.

- Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), an industrial and technical chemical. Mothers who pass HCB to their infants through the placenta and breast milk had limited reproductive success including infant death. Human exposure is primarily from food.

- Mirex, which one of the most stable and persistent pesticides. Humans are exposed primarily through animal meat, fish, and wild game.

- Toxaphene, an insecticide used on cotton, cereal, grain, fruits, nuts, and vegetables, as well as for tick and mite control in livestock.

- Dioxins are unintentional by-products of high-temperature processes, such as incomplete combustion and pesticide production.

- Polychlorinated dibenzofurans are by-products of high-temperature processes. Human exposure primarily results from food, particularly animal products.

And there is much more to it and we must stop it.

We are particular grateful to Emilio Messina a.k.a Vj Kar for the fantastic video loops used to a large extent in this video. Great stuff! http://www.videoediv.net/ Thanks Emilio, you're the best.