PROCEEDINGS - Table of Contents

PROCEEDINGS
of the Subregional Awareness Raising Workshop on
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Lusaka, Zambia, 17 - 20 March 1998

CONTENTS

Introduction

Programme of the meeting

List of participants

Working group reports

Presentations

	Dr. J. Buccini, Director, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada, Hull, Quebec, Canada Recent Developments in the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
	Mr. J. Willis, Director, UNEP/Chemicals UNEP Plans for global action on POPs
	Mr. L. Nordberg, Deputy Director, Environment and Human Settlement Division, UN Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva UN/ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and Region POPs action
	Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, Director, ICCA, Mount Edgecombe, South Africa Responsible Care and POPs Management by Industry
	Dr. J. Stober, Executive Secretary of IFCS, Switzerland Health Effects of POPs
	Dr. D. Stone, Chief, Environmental Services and Research Division, Hull, Quebec, Canada Case study of POPs concentrations in wildlife and people relative to effects levels
	Dr. B. Wahlström, International Adviser, National Chemicals Inspectorate, Sweden Criteria for Identifying Persistent Organic Pollutants
	Dr. A. Wodageheh, Chief Technical Advisor, Plant Production & Protection Division, FAO Identification & Management of Obsolete Pesticides
	Dr. G. Neumeier, Federal Environment Agency, Germany The Technical Life-Cycle of PCBs
	Mr. K. Mulemwa, Acting Senior Inspector - Waste Environmental Council Zambia PCBs as a Source of Concern in Zambia
	Dr. J. Buccini, Director, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada, Hull, Quebec, Canada The Management and Disposal of PCBs in Canada
	Mr. B. Rodan, US EPA, presented by Ms. F. Ouane, UNEP, Chemicals Polychlorinated Dioxins and Furans: Sources, Emissions, and Levels
	Mrs. V. Garney, Science Manager, EUROCHLOR/CEFIC, Brussels, Belgium Dioxins and Furans in the Chemical Industry
	Mr. C. Boljkovac, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Public Interest Group's Views on POPs Problems
	Dr. S. Sithole, Plant Protection Officer, Ministry of Land & Agriculture Harare, Zimbabwe Management of Persistent Pesticides in Zimbabwe
	Mr. H. A. Onyoyo, Deputy Director, Occupational Health & Safety Services, Nairobi, Kenya National Efforts towards the Sound Management of Chemicals in Kenya
	Mrs. B. Mbongwe & Mrs. O. M. Serumola, Environmental Health Office, Ministry of Health, Garborone, Botswana Chemical Substances Management in Botswana
	Dr. B. Wahlström, International Adviser, National Chemicals Inspectorate, Sweden Managing POPs in Sweden
	Mr. W. Scott, Director Pollution Control, Dept. of Environmental Affairs & Tourism, Pretoria, South Africa Malaria Control and DDT
	Dr. B. Wahlström, International Adviser, National Chemicals Inspectorate, Sweden Alternatives to Persistent Organic Pollutants
	Mr. C. Boljkovac, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Exposure Levels and Related Risks of POPs: The Case of the Arctic(a Summary)
	Mrs. F. Ouane, UNEP-Chemicals, Geneva, Switzerland POPs Clearinghouse
	Dr. J. Buccini, Director, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada, Hull, Quebec, Canada North American Co-operation on POPs
	Mrs. E. Khaka, Programme Officer, UNEP-Water, Nairobi, Kenya GPA for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities
	Ms. R. Soyombo, Assistant Director, Federal Environmental Protection Agency, Nigeria Management of POPs in Nigeria an Emerging National Issue
	Mr. T. Tequam, Environmental Protection Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Status of POPs with Special Reference to Pesticides in Ethopia
	Dr. S. M. El Sayed, Director, Hazardous Waste Management Unit, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency POPs Related Issues of Relevance to Egypt
	Mrs. S. Barra, Division of Environment, Ministry of Environment & Transport, Seychelles Controlling Hazardous Substances in the Seychelles
	Ms. A. Madete, Senior Industrial Engineer, Vice-President Office, Tanzania An Overview of Chemical Management in Tanzania
	Mr. F. Karemera, Direction of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Kigali, Rwanda POPs Management-Related Activities in Rwanda
	Mr. I. Atchia, Technical Officer, Ministry of Local Government & Environment, Port-Louis, Mauritius
	Mr. James Willis, Director, UNEP/Chemicals National and Regional preparations for the POPs INC1 and Possible National Follow-up after the Workshop
	Mr. James Willis, Director, UNEP/Chemicals Concluding remarks