× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Ongoing review and updating of the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Dioxin and Furan Releases Document type Decision Reference number SC-2/5 Date May 1, 2006 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Arabic.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.English.DOC UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.French.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Russian.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.English.PDF UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Spanish.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Arabic.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.Chinese.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-5.French.pdf Abstract 4. Requests the Secretariat to initiate an open, transparent process, in cooperation with the Chemicals Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics and in consultation with users and specialized experts in the field of emission factors and measurements related to releases of Annex C persistent organic pollutants, to develop further the Toolkit; 5. Invites Parties and others to provide data and information to assist in the process for review and further development of the Toolkit; 6. Also invites Parties and others to include in their measurement and monitoring programmes the determination of mass concentrations of not only PCDD/PCDF but also of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and to provide that information to the Secretariat;7. Further invites Parties and other donors to provide funding for supporting the work outlined in paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 above.