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Katarina Magulova, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Global POPs contamination- Trends in concentrations of POPs in

ambient air and human milk

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GLOBAL MONITORING PLAN FOR POPS

Second Global POPs Monitoring report will be presented in May 2017 at the 8th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention

What are the GMP data telling us?

• The presence of POPs is ubiquitous

• If measures are implemented to reduce or eliminate releases of POPs the concentrations in humans and the environment are decreasing

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Changes in levels over time

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Changes in levels over time

PCBs (Kobe, Japan)

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CHANGES OVER TIME IN AIR CONCENTRATIONS OF INDICATOR PCB

(SUM 6 PCB)

Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Lima, Peru

Sao Jose, Brazil

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Trends – DDT in air, Japan

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C H A N G E S O V E R T I M E I N C O N C E N T R AT I O N S

O F I N D I C AT O R P C B I N H U M A N M I L K ( S U M 6

P C B )

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TRENDS – DIOXINS (JAPAN)

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CONCENTRATION OF DIOXINS AND FURANS IN HUMAN MILK PG TEQ/G FAT

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Cyprus

Georgia

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Hungary

Norway

Lithuania

Finland

Sweden

Switzerland

Sudan

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Uruguay

Senegal

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Czech Republic

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WHO PCDD/PCDF-TEQ/g fat

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The worldwide implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan was made possible thanks to the generous contributions to the Stockholm Convention Voluntary Trust Fund from the Governments of Japan, Norway, Sweden, and through the European Commission’s Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, including Energy (ENRTP). Further, the contribution of the projects to support POPs monitoring activities in regions, funded through the Global Environmet Facility (GEF) and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), is greatly acknowledged. Monitoring activities, and data collection and analysis are implemented in the five UN regions in cooperation with strategic partners and through involvement of Regional Organization Groups and Global Coordination Group.

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MORE INFORMATION AT:

chm.pops.int