Raising awareness of students in Ukraine on POPs and the Stockholm Convention.
A one-day scientific and practical workshop aimed at raising awareness of students in Ukraine on POPs and the Stockholm Convention was held in Kiev National University. The workshop agenda included the following main topics: International cooperation under the Stockholm Convention; Implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Ukraine; the role of the scientific community in providing information on POPs to the general public; Internet as a tool for providing information; Risk reduction and preventive medicine; and environmental management and environmental monitoring of POPs contamination. A brochure based on the workshop materials was prepared along with recommendations of the workshop participants.