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. Klanova.- Halogenated Flame Retardants as Sources for POPs in the Environment; M. Bahadir.- Distribution of POPs in Aquatic Ecosystems and Processes for theirRemoval; B. Koumanova.- Variations of Organochlorine Contaminants in Antarctica; V. Bogillo, M. Bazylevska.- Dioxin Characterisation, Formation and Minimisation; M. Al-Alawi.- Occurrence, Fate and Behaviour of Brominated Flame Retardants in Ebro River Basin (Spain); E. Eljarrat, D. Barcelo.- Milk Contamination from Dioxins in Italy: Source Identification and Intervention Strategies; G. Diletti et al.- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Air-Soil Exchange: Case Studies for DDs; P.B. Kurt-Karakus et al.- Partitioning and Exchange of Organochlorine Contaminants between Abiotic Compartments in Antarctica; V. Bogillo, M. Bazylevska.- Chapter 4 Remediation Methods.- Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Water with Organic Chemicals by Means of Natural, Anionic and Organic Clays; J. Cornejo, R. Celis.- The Role of Natural Organic Matter (Humic Substances) on Adsorption of Pesticides Possessing Endocrine Disruptor Activity; E. Loffredo, N. Senesi.- Chapter 5 Health Effects.- PCB Contaminated Areas in Kazakhstan and Analysis of PCB Impact on Human Health Experience; M. Ishankulov.- Impact of POPs on Republic of Moldova Environment and Public Health; N. Opopol.- Persistent Organic Pollutants at Nanotechnology and their Impact on People Health; O. Kharlamov et al.- Chapter 6 Advances in the Measurements of POPs.- Determination of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers as Persistent Organic Pollutants in Polish Food Using Semipermeable Membranes - SPM; D. Wojtalewicz et al.- Index.-
