Central and North East Asia Report for persistent toxic substances

Persistent toxic substances can be manufactured substances for use in various sectors of industry, pesticides, or by-products of industrial processes and combustion. To date, their scientific assessment has largely concentrated on specific local and/or Regional environmental and health effects, in particular “hot spots” such as the Great Lakes Region of North America or the Baltic Sea.

Project 14: Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances (RBA-PTS)

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