Monitoring and Governance of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Asia
Monitoring and Governance of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Asia, ed. Ito, Osamu, Ishikawa-Takashita, Eiko, Iino, Fukuya, Shibata, Yasuyuki and Morita, Masatoshi (Tokyo: United Nations University, 2016).
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Editor Ito, Osamu
Ishikawa-Takashita, Eiko
Iino, Fukuya
Shibata, Yasuyuki
Morita, MasatoshiTitle Monitoring and Governance of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Asia Publication Date 2016-01 Place of Publication Tokyo Publisher United Nations University Pages 288 Language eng Abstract A variety of chemical compounds has been released into water from industrial and agricultural activities and urban wastes. Some of those chemicals are harmful to living organisms and are resistant to degradation, thus named persistent organic pollutants (POPs). In efforts to manage chemical pollutants such as POPs in Asia, the United Nations University (UNU) and Shimadzu Corporation established a pilot project in 1996, “Environmental Monitoring and Analysis in the East Asian Region”, to aid developing Asian countries with the knowledge and technology to analyse and monitor such pollutants in the environment. This book summarizes some highlights of monitoring results obtained by the project’s activities for 15 years, and reports the present status of the project, touching on the future development of the project by analysing challenges ahead of the project. Keyword Sound chemical management
Asia
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Monitoring
Management
GovernanceCopyright Holder United Nations University Copyright Year 2016 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9789280845 -
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