POPs Toolkit Site Map
- Knowledge Sharing & Collaboration
- About Persistent Organic Pollutants
- The Concern About POPs
- Human Health Implications of POPs
- Possible Human Exposure Pathways
- Stockholm Convention
- POP Substance Profiles
- Aldrin
- Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane (alphaHCH)
- Beta hexachlorocyclohexane (BetaHCH)
- Chlordane
- Chlordecone
- DDT
- Dieldrin
- Dioxins and Furans
- Endosulphan
- Endrin
- Heptachlor
- Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether (C-octaBDE)
- Hexabromobiphenyl (HBB)
- Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
- Lindane
- Mirex
- Pentachlorobenzene (PeCB)
- Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether (C-pentaBDE)
- Toxaphene
- POPs Use in South East Asia
- Useful Articles about POPs
- Dioxin Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease - An Analysis of Association
- Harmful Effects of Agent Orange/dioxin on the health of dioxin-exposed Vietnamese
- Agent Orange/dioxin and its consequenses on Human health through epidimilogical studies survey: retrospective study, evaluation, and analysis
- Agent Orange and Dioxin Hot Spots in Vietnam
- Depression and Pesticide Exposures Among Private Pesticide Applicators Enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study
- Environmental Mass Spectrometry: Emerging Contaminants and Current Issues (2006)
- Da Nang needs US$14 million for Agent Orange clean up
- Association Between Hazardous Chemical Sites and Illness
- Agent Orange Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer
- Links to POPs Websites
- Site Prioritization for Risk Assessment
- Field Sampling Procedures
- Objectives of Standard Operating Procedures and General Principles
- Field Sampling Design
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)
- Field Sampling Organization
- Field Equipment
- Example Field Data Sheets
- General Sample Collection and Analysis
- Sampling Methodologies
- Soil Sampling Methodology
- Sediment Sampling Methodology
- Fish Tissue Sampling Methodology
- Human Blood Sampling
- Bird Tissue Sampling Methodology
- Indoor Dust Sample Collection
- Oil Testing
- Breast Milk Sampling
- Sampling Air
- Human Exposure Survey
- Socio Economic Study
- Sample Handling and Shipping
- Number of Samples Needed
- Data Quality Analysis and Management
- Field Sampling Procedures Section References
- Human Health Risk Assessment
- Human Health Risk Assessment Training Module
- Human Health Risk Assessment Overview
- Risk Assessment Framework
- Preliminary Data Collection
- Problem Formulation
- Exposure and Toxicity Analysis
- Exposure Analysis
- Standard Exposure Parameters
- Environmental Samples
- Exposure Surveys
- Blood/Breast Milk Sampling
- Exposure Equations
- Toxicity Analysis
- Risk Characterization
- Ecological Risk Assessment
- Problem Formulation Worksheet Tool
- Risk Calculation Tools
- Human Health Risk Assessment Section References
- Risk Management
- Risk Management Training Module
- Introduction to Risk Management
- Risk Management Process
- Baseline Review
- Setting Risk Reduction Goals
- Goal Setting
- Overall Goals
- Sub-goals
- Indicators
- Example of goals, Sub-goals, and Indicators
- Checklist for Setting Risk Reduction Goals
- Developing and Evaluating Management Options
- General Risk Reduction Considerations
- Developing the List of Options
- Screening Steps
- Preliminary Screening
- Qualitative Screening
- Qualitative Screening by Effectiveness
- Qualitative Screening by Long Term Reliability
- Qualitative Screening by Ease of Implementation
- Qualitative Screening by Implementation Risk
- Qualitative Screening by Cost
- Evaluating Risk Management Options
- Recommending Management Alternatives
- Implementation Planning
- Checklist for Developing and Evaluating Management Options
- Risk Communication and Policy Making
- Decision-Making Process as a Participatory and Transparent Process
- Why is Risk Communication needed?
- Defining Risk Communication Stakeholder Groups
- Risk Communication Approaches
- Communicating about Risk with the General Public
- Using Brochures and written leaflets to communicate risk
- Using Internet Website Materials to communicate risk
- Using Public Presentations and discussions to communicate risk
- Using Exhibitions and visits to schools to communicate risk
- Using Surveys and focus groups to communicate risk
- Using Citizen consensus conferences to communicate risk
- Using Citizen panels, planning cells, or citizen juries to communicate risk
- Communicating risk through the media
- Communicating risk with institutional stakeholders
- Communicating risk through Expert hearing
- Communicating risk through Expert committees
- Risk communication through Stakeholder hearings
- Round Tables
- Risk Communication Strategies for Risk Situations
- Evaluating risk communication programmes
- Evaluating risk communication programmes through Systematic feedback from users of communication material
- Evaluating risk communication programmes with Surveys and polls
- Evaluating risk communication programmes with Internet websites and forums
- Risk Communication and Policy Making
- Embedding a Culture of Risk In Policy Making
- Policy Making and Uncertainty
- Understanding the Policy Process to Influence Change
- Influencing the Policy Process
- Creating Policy Briefs
- Checklist for Risk Communication and Policy Making
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Risk Management Programmes
- Management Options Evaluation Tools
- Risk Management Technologies
- References
- Economic Valuation of Risk Management Measures
- Economic Valuation of Risk Management Measures Training Module
- Ideal Cost-Benefit Analysis Approach
- Ideal Approach: Step 1 - Inventory of Project Benefits
- Ideal Approach - Step 2: Valuation of Project Benefits
- Ideal Approach - Step 3: Assessing Project Costs
- Ideal Approach - Step 4 - Comparing Costs and Benefits
- Limitations To Implementation Of The Ideal Approach
- Adapted Methodology Overview
- Economic Valuation of Risk Management Measures Tool
- Case Studies
- Cambodia SEDCW Case Study
- Cambodia Case Study Maps
- Cambodia Case Study Risk Assessment Report
- Cambodia Case Study Economic Valuation Report
- Lao PDR SPL Case Study
- Lao PDR Case Study Maps
- Lao PDR Case Study Risk Assessment Report
- Lao PDR Case Study Economic Valuation Report
- Malaysian AHSL Case Study
- Malaysia Case Study Maps
- Malaysia Case Study Risk Assessment Report
- Malaysia Case Study Economic Valuation Report
- Thailand MEA Case Study
- POPs Project Reports
- FAO's Programme on the Prevention and Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides
