Dr. Gang Yu Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Tsinghua University Tel +86 10 627 85685(Off) +86 10 627 73519/84527 ext. 801 (Lab) Fax +86 10 627 94006, +86 10 627 85687 E-mail: yg-den@tsinghua.edu.cn
POPs Research Centre of Tsinghua University
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Water Pollution Control Technologies
Research on Controlling POPs
POPs Research Centre of Tsinghua University
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Definition of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are defined as ‘a set of organic compounds that: (i) posses toxic characteristics; (ii) are persistent; (iii) are liable to bioaccumulate; (iv) are prone to long-range atmospheric transport and deposition; (v) can result in adverse environmental and human health effects at locations near and far from their sources’ Source: Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP), a protocol on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE)
POPs Research Centre of Tsinghua University
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Adverse Effects of POPs on human Acute effects Immune system effects Reproductive and developmental effects Neurotoxicity and behavioural effects Effects on the endocrine system EDCs Carcinogenesis
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Global Concern and Convention • START —— 1992 – CLRTAP POPs protocol
• Main STEPS – May 1995 UNEP GC Decision 18/32 – Feb.1997 UNEP GC Decision 19/13C on POPs – Jun. 1998 ~ Dec. 2000 Five INCs held to prepare an international legally binding instrument for reduce and/or eliminate the 12 POPs – May, 1997 WHA endorsed the recommendation of IFCS
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International Treaty • May 23rd, 2001 – Representatives of over 120 countries and regiouns gathered in Stockholm and signed a new global treaty on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
POPs Research Centre of Tsinghua University
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Dozen POPs in Convention ¾Organic Pesticides (9) Endrin, Dieldrin, DDT, Hexachlorobenzene, Chlordane, Mirex, Toxaphene, Heptachlor, Aldrin ¾Fine chemical (1)——PCBs ¾By-products (2) PCDDs, PCDFs
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Efforts at Tsinghua – Direction 1 Policy and Decision-making Support Screening POPs from ‘the Inventory of Existing Substances in China’ Rapid analysis & Field Investigation of POPs Best Available Techniques analysis Cleaner production to avoid POPs production POPs’ surrogate POPs’ proper disposal
Serial scientific databases about POPs
POPs Research Centre of Tsinghua University
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Scientific Databases Basic Information Database
POPs Information Resource Dbtabase
POPs emission in China DB（GIS）
Physical-Chemical Properties Database
Mole-Descriptors Database
POPs remediation Tech. Database POPs related Cleaner Production DB
Persistent property Database Endocrine Disrupting property DB
Toxic Properties Database
POPs surrogate Database
PC Version, On-line Web Version (Now include ~100 most hazardous POPs chemicals) POPs Research Centre of Tsinghua University
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Efforts at Tsinghua - Direction 2 Basic research on environmental behavior of typical POPs POPs’ transport, transform and fate POPs’ multimedia distribution model QSAR to predict important parameters at the level of fine sub-structure Natural attenuation and mechanism
POPs Research Centre of Tsinghua University
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Efforts at Tsinghua - Direction 3 Application research on typical POPs Advanced Oxidation Process(AOP) Remediation of POPs or its predecessor contaminated medium, such as sediment, soil... Photo-catalytic oxidation for indoor air Bioremediation Technique Mainly aimed at POPs contaminated soil, such as PAHs
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