Fourth Toolkit Expert Meeting

The Fourth Toolkit Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Dioxin and Furan Releases was held from 1st to 3rd December 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting was attended by invited experts selected from the Toolkit Expert Roster.The Toolkit experts discussed the progress achieved through implementation of the intersessional workplan (2008-2009), reviewed the proposals for Toolkit revisions and updating, and agreed on the workplans for the intersessional period (2009-2010). They also considered implications of adding pentachlorobenzene to Annex C of the Stockholm Convention and possible elements of a review and updating process of the Guidelines on Best Available Techniques and Guidance on Best Environment Practices relevant to Article 5 of the Stockholm Convention.More...