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Organic Pollutants
有機污染物
Yes,eating organic foods is a great way to reduce the amount of pollutants in your body, but you can't entirely escape pollution, no matter where you live.
選擇有機食物大大減少了污染物進入體內，但是無論你身在何處都無法一點不受污染的侵害。
Persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, are everywhere—in our food, soil, air, and water. They can travel far distances, so that even if you live in an area relatively free of the use of pesticides or industrial processes, pollutants will find their way to you.
持久性污染物無處無在——我們的食物、土壤、空氣、水。持久性污染物“跋山涉水”也會靠近你，即使你生存的地方沒有使用殺蟲劑或工業生產。
In many instances, the levels of POPs found far from a source of pollution are significantly lower than the levels near the source. However, for some POPs, even low levels can be dangerous because they resist break down. When they get into your body, they stick around, accumulating in fatty tissues.
遠離污染源的污染程度明顯比污染源低很多。但是，即使是相對低的污染濃度也可能是安全隱患，因為污染物無法分解，當進入體內，滯留體內，堆積在脂肪組織。選擇有機食物大大減少了污染物進入體內，但是無論你身在何處都無法一點不受污染的侵害。
There is a global movement, involving over 150 countries, to eliminate some of the most dangerous of these POPs, which include pesticides, industrial chemicals, and their byproducts. Some of them have already been banned in the U.S.
全球超過150個國家發起運動，堅決杜絕使用一些危害甚大的持久性污染物：包括殺蟲劑、工業化學劑及相關副產品。美國禁止使用其中的一些。
