Tools provide information on actions which can be taken to identify sites of exposure and minimise release of dioxins into the environment. Information on how governments can meet the terms of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions regarding dioxins is also provided.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- UNEP - Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Dioxin and Furan Releases and Other Unintentional POPs [2013]
- UNIDO - Toolkit for investigating and managing POPs-contaminated sites [2010]
- UNEP - Guidelines for the identification of PCBs and materials containing PCBs [1999]
- UNEP/Stockholm Convention - Guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices relevant to Article 5 and Annex C of the Stockholm convention [2008/2021]
- UNEP/Stockholm Convention - Stockholm Convention Training Tool on the Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) wastes [accessed 2020]
- UNEP/Basel Convention - Web site of Basel Convention technical guidance documents [accessed 2022]
- UNIDO - Toolkit on Innovative Approaches for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Chemical Wastes [accessed 2022]
- World Bank - Upstream Reduction of Solid Waste Generation: Implications on Dioxin and Furan Emission. [2011]
- World Bank - Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Roadmap for Reform for Policy Makers. [2018]