Eastern Europe, Central Asia: Inventory of Abandoned Pesticide Sites
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Key pollutant
Persistent organic pollutants, pesticides
Source
Chemical manufacturing
Pathway
- Soil
- Direct contact
Industry
Agricultural chemicals
Funders
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Project Partners
FAO
The project team will collect and synthesize existing national and regional databases and inventories of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) contaminated sites to create a master list of known sites. This list, together with our existing inventory developed under the Toxic Sites Identification Program, will help guide and prioritize the selection of sites for Rapid Environmental Assessment.