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FileArctic Report for persistent toxic substances
This report was financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through a global project with cofinancing from the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America. This publication is produced within the framework of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC). This publication is intended to serve as a guide. While the information provided is believed to be accurate, UNEP disclaim any responsibility for the possible inaccuracies or omissions and consequences, which may flow from them. UNEP nor any individual involved in the preparation of this report shall be liable for any injury, loss, damage or prejudice of any kind that may be caused by any persons who have acted based on their understanding of the information contained in this publication.
FileNorth America Report for persistent toxic substances
There is a need for a scientifically-based assessment of the nature and scale of the threats to the environment and its resources posed by persistent toxic substances that will provide guidance to the international community concerning the priorities for future remedial and preventive action. The assessment will lead to the identification of priorities for intervention, and through application of a root cause analysis will attempt to identify appropriate measures to control, reduce or eliminate releases of PTS, at national, regional or global levels
FileEurope Report for persistent toxic substances
The objective of the project is to deliver a measure of the nature and comparative severity of damage and threats posed at national, regional and ultimately at global levels by PTS. This will provide the GEF with a science-based rationale for assigning priorities for action among and between chemical related environmental issues, and to determine the extent to which differences in priority exist among regions.
FileMediterranean Report for persistent toxic substances
The Mediterranean Region, embracing parts of two continents as diverse as Europe and Africa, is a complex geographic, ecological, cultural and socio-political set-up based around the Mediterranean Sea basin. The Mediterranean climate, with mild wet winters and hot dry summers, has been used as a model for many other regions around the world. Its landscape and monuments continues to be the greatest tourist destination in the entire world. As a consequence, urbanisation has been particularly growing along the coastal strip, to accommodate both permanent and temporal population, with the result of a substantial modification of the coast itself and adverse effects on the quality of the environment.
FileIndian Ocean Report for persistent toxic substances
The countries grouped under the region are: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The following 21 compounds, or groups of compounds, were identified as priority PTS when magnitude of use, environmental levels and human and ecological effects were taken into account: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, PCBs, dioxins, furans, atrazene, endosulfan, lindane, phthalates, PAHs, pentachlorophenol, organotin, organolead and organomercury compounds
FileSub-Saharan Africa Report for persistent toxic substances
This report is the product of the collective efforts of the Regional Team Members of the UNEP/GEF Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances (RBA PTS) Project for Region V, Sub-Sahara Africa. It forms part of a global assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS) as sub-Sahara Africa is one of the twelve regions designated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for this purpose.
FileCentral and North East Asia Report for persistent toxic substances
Persistent toxic substances can be manufactured substances for use in various sectors of industry, pesticides, or by-products of industrial processes and combustion. To date, their scientific assessment has largely concentrated on specific local and/or Regional environmental and health effects, in particular “hot spots” such as the Great Lakes Region of North America or the Baltic Sea.
FileSouth-East Asia and South Pacific Report for persistent toxic substances
This report describes the assessment of PTS in Region 8. It focuses on the sources of PTS in the environment, their concentration levels and impact on biota, their transboundary transport, and examines the root causes of the problems. As an outcome, the capacity of the region to manage these problems has been evaluated.
FilePacific Island Report for persistent toxic substances
The information contained in this report was originally assembled by a small Regional Team, working in conjunction with a much wider network of Regional Experts. The initial findings of the Team were presented and discussed at a Regional Technical Workshop, which was held in Apia, Samoa, 14-17 May 2002. The revised draft report was then presented to a Regional Priority Setting Meeting in Nadi, Fiji, 27-30 August, 2002, and the outcomes of that meeting are reflected in the contents of this report.
FileCentral America and the Caribbean Report for persistent toxic substances
Persistent toxic substances can be manufactured substances for use in various sectors of industry, pesticides, or by-products of industrial processes and combustion. To date, their scientific assessment has largely concentrated on specific local and/or regional environmental and health effects, in particular hot spots such as the Great Lakes region of North America or the Baltic Sea.
FileEastern and Western South America Report for persistent toxic substances
This report represents the effort of data compilation on Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS) for the eastern and western South America region (Region XI). It is the first attempt to gather a comprehensive collection of data and analyse information covering eight countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. The region covers a wide diversity of ecosystems and climatic conditions with different patterns of use and disposal of chemicals both in agriculture and in industry.
FileAntarctica Report for persistent toxic substances
Antarctica is unlike other regions covered by this global assessment. The continent is a barren wilderness with a very small, non-native population and with no industry or agriculture. The surrounding oceans support more life, but are still inhospitable and partially ice-covered.
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