4.3: Bio-accumulative and Toxic Pollutants

OPPTS intends to support tribal efforts to identify and reduce risks from priority persistent bio-accumulative and toxic (PBT) pollutants including dioxin and mercury (named in the Canada-U.S. Bi-national Toxics Strategy).

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Work Activity 4.3.1 OPPTS intends to provide federally-recognized tribes with relevant materials on EPA’s PBT Chemical Program. Work Activity 4.3.2 OPPT intends to work with Alaskan Native villages to develop a priority PBTs and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) communication risk strategy especially designed for Alaskan Native hunters and gatherers who practice traditional cultural life ways.

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