What are POPs?
Effects on humans
Marine Environment:

  • Sources of POPs
  • Fate of POPs

    • History
    POPs Chemicals:
  • Aldrin and Dieldrin
  • Endrin
  • Chlordane
  • DDT
  • Heptachlor
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Mirex
  • Toxaphene
  • PCBs
  • Dioxins and Furans

    • Analytical Methods

    Monitoring and Assessment
    Policy
    Planning
    Regulatory framework
    Implementation and Enforcement:

  • Management:
  • Regulations and Procedures
  • Operational Measures:
  • Best Management Practices

  • Alternatives

  • Best Agriculture Practices

  • Best Industrial Practices
  • Case Studies

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    Regional Seas
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    Monitoring Programs and Related Pubblications

    North America

    U.S.A.

    Emap (Environmetal Monitoring and Assessment Program)

    Emap home page

    The EMAP Data Directory contains descriptive information about available data sets (data and metadata files)

    Mussel Watch

    References for QA and reference methods

    Publications

    Databases and GIS files

    The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

    NAWQA DATA HOME

    Monitoring Pesticide Residues in Food

    The National Pesticide Residue Database (NPRD)
    Provides information on the National Pesticide Residue Database.

    Canada

    EMAN (Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network)

    Environmental monitoring programmes in Canada

    Great Lakes Water Quality Program

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