Table of contents
1. General background of China and Hong Kong. 2. The use of persistent organics in China and Hong Kong. 3. Case study – PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs in China. 4. PAHs in China. 5. Total PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs and PAHs in abiotic and biotic samples from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 6. Case study – PCBs and PAHs in Hong Kong. 7. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediment of South China River. 8. PCBs in freshwater fish and sediments collected from the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong. 9. Induction of Cytochrome P4501A1 gene expression in Tilapia exposed to coastal sediment. 10. General conclusion.