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The 14 pages that link to Environmental persistence, each with the reason it gives.

• BiodegradationCompared with: Persistent compounds resist biodegradation and can accumulate over time.

• DecontaminationRelated: Persistent contaminants can demand repeated treatment and long-term monitoring.

• Chemical weaponRelated: Persistent agents and contaminated sites can threaten people long after an attack.

• Carbon–fluorine bondRelated: Strong C–F bonds help some fluorinated chemicals resist natural degradation.

• FomiteRelated: A pathogen must remain viable on an object long enough to reach another host.

• Lead(II) nitrateRelated: Lead does not biodegrade, so contamination from the salt can remain after its nitrate dissolves.

• PFASRelated: Many PFAS remain for long periods, but persistence varies across the class.

• TriclosanRelated: Triclosan can enter waterways and sediments, where its transformation and persistence become concerns.

• Trifluoroacetic acidRelated: Trifluoroacetate is resistant to many degradation processes and can accumulate in water.

• DefoliantRelated: Persistent contaminants can outlast the defoliant application and continue exposing ecosystems.

• Cadmium chlorideRelated: Cadmium does not biodegrade, so releases can remain a long-term contamination concern.

• MethoxychlorRelated: Its environmental persistence shaped concerns about contamination after use.

• Microbial cystRelated: Cyst formation can extend microbial survival between suitable environments or hosts.

• Natural reservoirRelated: Some reservoirs are habitats where pathogens persist without continuous infection of hosts.