The Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Environment

Preface.- Acknowledgement.- List of Participants.- Chapter 1 Regulatory Aspects.- Stockholm Convention on Pops: Obligations and Implementation; H. Fiedler.- Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Republic of Modlova: Problems and Solutions; G. Duca.- Stockholm Convention and Current Situation on POPs in Turkey; S. Dagli.- Lessons Learned and Good Practice in the Preparation of the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Management of POPs in the Republic of Bulgaria; T. Dimcheva, S. Kraptcheva.- Problem of POPs Management in Ukraine - the Lack of Inter-Departmental Cooperation and Public Involvement; V. Kuzneyetsov.- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Management in Georgia; I. Legashvili.- Chapter 2 Monitoring Activities and Current Situation.- Monitoring of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like PCBs in Food, Feed and Biological Samples in Greece; L. Leondiadis et al.- Preliminary Assessment of Situation Related to Dioxins and Furans Releases in Kazakhstan; M. Ishankulov.- Environmental Fate of Legacy Chiral Pesticides in Background Soils; P.B. Kurt-Karakus et al.- Persistent Organic Pollutants Hot Spots in Russia; B. Revich, A. Shelepchikov.- PCB Pollution of Izmit Bay (Marmara Sea) Mussels after the Earthquake; L. Tolun et al.- Inventory of Unintentional Releases of Pops in Belarus; S. Kakareka, A. Malchykhina.- POPs Monitoring in Republic of Moldova; A. Cumanova et al.- Persistent Organic Pollutants: Food Safety Control in Estonia; O. Roots.- Chapter 3 Sources, Release Pathways, Fate and Transport.- Analyzing the Global Fractionation of Persistent Organic Pollutants; M. Scheringer.- Effect of Catastrophic Floods on the Spatial Distribution and Vertical Migration of PAHs in Soil of Foodplains; I. Twardowska et al.- Spatial and Temporal Trends of Global, Regional and Local POPs Distribution; I. Holoubek, J. Klánová.- Halogenated Flame Retardants as Sources for POPs in the Environment; M. Bahadir.- Distribution of POPs in Aquatic Ecosystems and Processes for theirRemoval; B.