Contents

The need for Environmental Quality Guidelines and Early Warning Systems to Combat Pollution in the East Asian region
Dr Zafar Adeel, Project Manager, UNU

The Status of Major EDC Pollutants in East Asian Waters
Ms. Caroline King, UNU

Overview of Environmental Standards in East Asia
Ms. Kumiko Tsukamoto, UNU

Monitoring of EDCs in the soil and aquatic environments
Prof. Kyoung-Woong Kim, K-JIST

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) and Environmental Quality Standard for chemicals in Japan
Dr Masatoshi Morita, NIES, Japan

Environmental Standards in China
Dr Yeru Huang and Li Zhou, China-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection

Environmental Standards in Thailand
Ruchaya Boonyatumanond, Sukanya Boonchalermkit

The status of aquatic environment monitoring in Malaysia
Dr Mustafa Ali Mohd. Univ. of Malaya

Internal Validation of Analytical Methods for OCPs, Phenols and Phthalates in Water
Dr Evangeline Santiago, Univ. of Philippines

The Development of Advanced Analytical Techniques for POPs Monitoring
Prof. Hian Kee Lee, NUS, Singapore

Direct Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Acid-Digested Sediment for Simultaneous GC/MS Analysis
Jae Ryoung Oh, Donghao Li, and Jongman Park, KORDI

Monitoring of orgranic pollutants in the coastal environment of Korea
Won Joon Shim, Sang Hee Hong, Un Hyuk Yim and Jae Ryoung Oh, KORDI

Strategies and Perspectives on EDCs Research in Korea
Dr. Kyunghee Choi, National Institute of Environmental Research

Monitoring of POPS level in human breast milk and its risk analysis: Korean perspective
Dr. Park (President of Lab Frontier, former Director of Korea Food and Drug Administration)

Toxicity Monitoring and Classification of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Including Dioxins Using Recombinant Bioluminescent Bacterial Biosensors
Prof. Man-Bock Gu, K-JIST

Electroenzymatic Degradation of Persisting Organic Pollutants
Prof. Seung-Hyeon Moon, K-JIST