Regionally-Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances

The overall objective of the project is to deliver a comprehensive regionally based assessment of the damage and threats posed by persistent toxic substances, and to evaluate and agree the priorities between chemical related environmental issues at the regional level in order to focus subsequent interventions on the most important and pressing issues. The twelve Regional Reports will include assessment of the sources of persistent toxic substances in the environment, their concentrations and impact on biota, their transboundary transport, and an assessment of the root causes of the problems and capacity to manage these problems. Consolidation of the results of the regional analyses will provide an assessment of global priorities. The results of the assessment will be widely disseminated via the World Wide Web and other media.