	Dr. J. Buccini, Director, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada, Canada Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Recent Developments in the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
	Mr. J. Willis, Director, UNEP/Chemicals, Switzerland UNEP Plans for Global Action on POPs
	Mr. L. Nordberg, Deputy Director, Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, UN Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
	Mr. F. Civili, Senior Environmental Affairs Officer, UNEP/MAP, Greece The Mediterranean Regional Approach Concerning POPs in the Framework of the Barcelona Convention and the UNEP Global Plan of Action (GPA) for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities
	Mr. J. Weinberg, Greenpeace Senior Toxics Campaigner, USA Environmental NGO's Position on the Global POPs Problem
	Ms. V. Garny, Since Manager, CEFIC/EUROCHLOR, Belgium Responsible Care as an Example of Chemical Industry Movement to Achieve and Demonstrate Improvement in Safety, Health and Environmental Management and Performance
	Dr. J. Stober, Executive Secretary of IFCS, Switzerland Health Effects of POPs
	Dr. I. Holoubek, Director, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Persistent Organic Pollutants in Czech Republic: Sources, Inventories, Levels, Risks and Management
	Mr. K. Koci, Head of Chemistry Department, Tirana University, Albania The Trend of POP Pollution in the Albanian Adriatic Coast: Case study PCBs (1992-1996)
	Dr. F. Kaloyanova-Simeonova, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Review of the Recent Data on Effects of Persistent Organochlorine Pesticides
	Dr. B. Wahlström, Senior Adviser, National Chemicals Inspectorate, Sweden Criteria for Identifying Persistent Organic Pollutants
	Dr. G. Neumeier, Federal Environment Agency, Germany Toxicology and Health Impact of PCBs
	Dr. G. Neumeier, Federal Environment Agency, Germany The Technical Life-Cycle of PCBs (Case Study for Germany)
	Mr. S. Hart, Director, Transboundary Air Issues Branch, Environment Canada, Canada The Management and Disposal of PCBs in Canada
	Dr. H. Fiedler, University of Bayreuth, BIFA Research, Germany Sources and Environmental Impact of PCDD/PCDF
	Dr. H. Fiedler, University of Bayreuth, BIFA Research, Germany Case Study from Germany: Dioxin Mass Balance for the City of Hamburg
	Dr. A. Knezevic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Treatment of Medical Waste in Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Mr. J. Krajewski, Adjunct, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland An Attempt to Assess Environmental PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs in Poland
	Ms. V. Garny, Science Manager, CEFIC/EUROCHLOR, Belgium Dioxins and Furans in the Chemical Industry
	Mr. E. Voncina, Environmental Institute, Slovenia Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans in Slovenia
	Dr. M. Murin, Director, Ecotoxicological Centre Bratislava, Slovak Republic Selection and Inventory of POPs on the National Level
	Ms. R. Sinovcevic, Environment Inspector, State Directorate for the Protection of Nature and Environment, Croatia POPs Management in the Republic of Croatia
	Dr. Z. Adamis, Director, National Institute of Chemical Safety and Mr. G. Kovács, Institute for Environmental Protection, Hungary POPs Related Situation Relevant to Hungary
	Mr. M. Balaburski, State Inspector for Environment, Ministry of Urban Planning, Macedonia Review of All Herbicides Used in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
	Dr. B. Wahlström, Senior Adviser, National Chemicals Inspectorate, Sweden Managing POPs in Sweden
	Mr. A. Halpaap, Senior Programme Co-ordinator, UNITAR, Switzerland UNITAR Contribution
	Mr. G. Wyrwal, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO, Italy FAO Statistics and POPs Pesticides Use in Agriculture
	Dr. M. Tasheva, Associate Professor, National Centre of Hygiene, Bulgaria Persistent Organic Pesticides in Bulgaria
	Mr. S. Stobiecki, Director, Plant Protection Institute, Poland The Problem of Unwanted Pesticides in Poland
	Dr. E. Czaplicki, Institute for Plant Protection, Poland Environmental Fate of POPs in Agricultural Locations (Experience of Poland)
	Dr. F. Kaloyanova-Simeonova, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Pesticides in Danube River and Tributaries
	Ms. S. Chitimiea, Senior Researcher, Environment Research and Engineering Institute, Romania The Fate of Some Persistent Organic Pesticides in a Particular Romanian Aquatic Ecosystem
	Ms. S. Patton, Commonweal, USA Health Care without Harm: the Campaign for Environmentally Responsible Health Care
	Dr. J. Buccini, Director, Commercial Chemicals Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada, Canada. North American Cooperation on Persistent Organic Pollutants
	Mr. D. Hrcek, Director, Hydrometerological Institute, Slovenia UN-ECE Protocol on POPs and Countries with Economies in Transition
	Dr. C. Hrdinka, Executive Director, Greenpeace, Czech Republic NGOs Regional View on POPs in Central and Eastern Europe
	Dr. B. Wahlström, Senior Adviser, National Chemicals Inspectorate, Sweden Looking for Alternatives to Persistent Organic Pollutants
	Mr. J. Willis, Director, UNEP/Chemicals, Switzerland National and Regional Preparations for the POPs Negotiations
	Mr. J. Willis, Director, UNEP/Chemicals, Switzerland Concluding Remarks