时差N小时:如何逃离污染魔掌

Yes,eating organic foods is a great way to reducethe amount of pollutants in your body,

选择有机食物大大减少了污染物进入体内，

but you can't entirely escapepollution, no matterwhere you live.

但是无论你身在何处都无法一点不受污染的侵害。

Persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, areeverywhere-in ourfood, soil, air, and water.

持久性污染物无处无在—我们的食物、土壤、空气、水。

They can travel far distances, so thateven if you live in an area relatively free of the use ofpesticidesor industrial processes, pollutants will find their way to you.

持久性污染物“跋山涉水”也会靠近你，即使你生存的地方没有使用杀虫剂或工业生产。

In many instances, the levels of POPs found far from a source of pollution are significantlylowerthan the levels near the source.

远离污染源的污染程度明显比污染源低很多。

However, for some POPs, even low levels can be dangerousbecause they resist break down.

但是，即使是相对低的污染浓度也可能是安全隐患，因为污染物无法分解，

When they get into your body, they stick around, accumulatingin fatty tissues.

当进入体内，滞留体内，堆积在脂肪组织。

There is a global movement, involving over 150 countries, to eliminate some of themostdangerous of these POPs, which include pesticides,

全球超过150个国家发起运动，坚决杜绝使用一些危害甚大的持久性污染物：包括杀虫剂、

industrial chemicals, and their byproducts.Some of them have already been banned in the U.S.

工业化学剂及相关副产品。美国禁止使用其中的一些。