Abstract
Considering that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) include synthetic substances belonging to different organic functions, including organochlorine pesticides (. Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, Chlordane, Heptachlor, DDT, Toxaphene) and two industrial polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs and hexachlorobenzene, which are the most persistent and bioaccumulative, with high toxicity to humans and anim…