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Breivik K, Vestreng V, Rozovskaya O, Pacyna J. Atmospheric emissions of some POPs in Europe: a discussion of existing inventories and data needs. Environmental Science and Policy. 2006; 9(7–8):663–674. [ Google Scholar] Ma W, Kannan K, Wu Q, Bell EM, Druschel CM, Caggana M, Aldous KM. Analysis of polyfluoroalkyl substances and bisphenol A in dried blood spots by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2013a; 405:4127–4138. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are bio-accumulative, toxic and susceptible to long-range atmospheric transport ( Breivik et al. 2006). Since the 1970s, the use of PCBs and several OCPs was severely restricted or banned in the United States ( Muir and Howard 2006). As a consequence, the levels of these chemicals have decreased in environmental and biological matrixes ( Sun et al. 2006; Venier and Hites 2010). However, detectable levels of PCBs and OCPs have been found in the United States’ general population ( Sjödin et al. 2014). Human exposure and adverse health effects of POPs continue to be of concern despite regulatory efforts to ban the production and use of these chemicals more than 3 decades ago in the United States ( Louis et al. 2013; Taylor et al. 2013; Wu et al. 2013).

Adetona O, Horton K, Sjodin A, Jones R, Hall DB, Aguillar-Villalobos M, Cassidy BE, Vena JE, Needham LL, Naeher LP. Concentrations of select persistent organic pollutants across pregnancy trimesters in maternal and in cord serum in Trujillo, Peru. Chemosphere. 2013; 91(10):1426–1433. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] In July 2022, Live Active Leisure opened its state-of-the-art 100-plus station gym Bell’s Sports Centre to the public. Kato K, Wanigatunga AA, Needham LL, Calafat AM. Analysis of blood spots for polyfluoroalkyl chemicals. Analytica Chimica Acta. 2009; 656(1–2):51–55. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] A report by Perth and Kinross Council’s (PKC) chief executive Thomas Glen admitted floodgates at the North Inch were not closed in time during the extreme weather event on the weekend of October 7 and 8. His report reviewing the local impact of the extreme weather events in October 2023 – which went before PKC’s Scrutiny and Performance Committee on Wednesday November 22 – said this failure “may have contributed to the flooding of some properties”.These days the electric bells even play songs or tunes when rung. Since the \(19 He added: “It is worth noting that during Storm Babet – when gates were closed – there was no water ingress at Bell’s. Not – as my colleagues say – definitive proof of any failure but, as is often said in planning, a material consideration. That said, it does show flood prevention works when implemented.” Following the August 2020 flood changes were made to drainage, downpipes were moved and circulation areas were ramped to try and protect play areas. Taylor KW, Novak RF, Anderson HA, Birnbaum LS, Blystone C, DeVito M, Jacobs D, Köhrle J, Lee D-H, Rylander L. Evaluation of the association between persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and diabetes in epidemiological studies: A national toxicology program workshop review. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2013; 121(7):774–783. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Rhainds M, Levallois P, Dewailly É, Ayotte P. Lead, mercury, and organochlorine compound levels in cord blood in Quebec, Canada. Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal. 1999; 54(1):40–47. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar]

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An electromechanical device that works with the help of an electromagnet is called an electric bell. In a classic bell, on applying an electric current, the to and fro movement of a small hammer on a gong would produce the sound of a bell. Thus, an electric bell is an electric device generally used for signalling the presence of a guest or visitor. Wimmerová S, Lancz K, Tihányi J, Šovčíková E, Kočan A, Drobná B, Palkovičová L’, Jurečková D, Fabišiková A, Čonka K. Half-lives of serum PCB congener concentrations in environmentally exposed early adolescents. Chemosphere. 2011; 82(5):687–691. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Councillor Brawn explained: “As you would expect LAL [Live Active Leisure] carries the usual fully comprehensive insurance that any other commercial organisation would have. However, following severe flooding of both Bell’s and the Perth Leisure Pool in August 2020, there is an exclusion on surface water flooding. Olshan AF. Meeting report: the use of newborn blood spots in environmental research: opportunities and challenges. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2007; 115(12):1767–1779. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Spliethoff HM, Tao L, Shaver SM, Aldous KM, Pass KA, Kannan K, Eadon GA. Use of newborn screening program blood spots for exposure assessment: declining levels of perfluorinated compounds in New York State infants. Environmental Science & Technology. 2008; 42(14):5361–5367. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar]

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By 4pm my staff and I abandoned the venue. Obviously the team did everything they could, they tried to salvage what they could on those intervening hours and make safe electrics as best we could as well.” But Live Active Leisure board member councillor Brawn – and fellow residents who provided distressing deputations to the committee – believe the failure to close the floodgates in time was more than a contributory factor.