Usually means: Harmful, stable chemicals resisting breakdown.
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  1. persistent organic pollutant: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. persistent organic pollutant: Collins English Dictionary
  3. persistent organic pollutant: Wiktionary
  4. Persistent organic pollutant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (persistent organic pollutant)

noun:  An organic compound, predominantly synthetic, that is resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes, and that is often associated with health risks.

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