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Research vessel ship Hespérides: 'Sentinel' Project

"Some Persistent Organic Pollutants could last around 30 years"

Science and adventure often travel hand in hand. Begoña Jiménez has been on the trail of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) as far as the Antarctic. She is one of the 'Sentinel' scientists, a project set up to measure the accumulation and persistence in the environment of these substances that can affect human health.

Begoña Jiménez, Research Scientist at the Institute of General Organic Chemistry (CSIC) in Madrid.

Begoña Jiménez, Research Scientist at the Institute of General Organic Chemistry (CSIC) in Madrid. Video voice transcription [PDF]

 

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