1 September, 2003
08:30-09:00 Registration and document delivery

Opening Session
09:00-09:20 Welcome Speech: Prof. Keiichiro Fuwa, UNU
09:20-09:40 Opening Remarks: Mr. Sombo Yamamura, APN
09:40-10:00 Overview of the UNU Project and Introduction to the Workshop, Dr. Zafar Adeel, UNU INWEH
10:00-10:20 Examples from the UNU Environmental Monitoring Results, Ms. Caroline King, UNU
10:20-10:40 Coffee Break

Working Session 1 - Regional Guidelines for POPs in Water
Chair: Prof. K. Fuwa and Mr Sombo Yamamura
10:40-11:00 Harmonization of Environmental Quality Standards for POPs in East Asia, Dr. Zafar Adeel, UNU-INWEH
11:00-11:20 POPs in European Waters, Prof. Bo Jansson, Stockholm Univ.
11:20-11:40 Derivation of Water Quality Guidelines for Persistent Organic Pollutants In Australia and New Zealand, Dr. Michael Warne, NSW EPA
11:40-12:00 POPS Guidelines in Japan and their Trend in the Environment, Dr. Masatoshi Morita, NIES
12:00-14:30 Lunch

Working Session 2 - Formulation of National Water Quality Standards for POPs in East Asia
Chair: Dr. Masatoshi Morita and Dr. Michael Warne
14:30-14:50 Brief Introduction on the Formulation of Environmental Quality Standards in China, Dr. Xianbing Liu, EPA China
14:50-15:10 Singapore's Water Guidelines: A Brief Overview, Prof. Hian Kee Lee, NUS
15:10-15:30 Environmental Quality Standards Relating to POPs in Indonesia, Ms. Halimah Syafrul, EMC
15:30-15:50 Environmental Standards of Korea, Dr. Jae Ryoung Oh, KORDI
15:50-16:10 Environmental Quality Standards in Vietnam, Prof. Nguyen Duc Hue, Vietnam National Univ.
16:10-16:40 Coffee Break
16:40-17:00 Towards a Development of the UNU Water Quality Screening Standards
Dr. Evangeline Santiago, Univ. of the Philippines

17:00-17:40 Discussion session, Chair: Dr Zafar Adeel and Dr. Evangeline Santiago
17:40-18:00 Environmental Monitoring: Standardization of Methods and Comparison of Results,
Prof. Keiichiro Fuwa, UNU

2 September, 2003
Working Session 3 - Status and Implementation of Water Quality Standards in East Asia
Chair: Prof. Bo Jansson and Prof. Hian Kee Lee
11:30-11:50 National Water Quality Standards and Status in Malaysia, Dr. Mustafa Ali Mohd, University of Malaya
11:50-12:10 Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Coastal Hydrosphere of Thailand, Ms Sukanya Boonchalermkit, ERTC Thailand
12:10-14:30 Lunch

14:30-14:50 Water Quality Standards and POPs Pollution in China,
Dr. Honghai Tian, China-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection
14:50-15:10 Occurrence of Persistent Chlorinated Pesticides in Lakes and Rivers in Vietnam: Levels, Fate, Trends and Environmental Implications, Mr. Nguyen Pham Chau, Viet Nam National Univ.

Working Session 4 - Regional Strategies and Recommendations for Control of POPs in East Asia
Chair: Dr. Mustafa Ali Mohd and Dr. Honghai Tian
15:10-15:30 Japanese activity to support regional POPs monitoring in East Asian countries, Dr. Yasuyuki Shibata, NIES
15:30-15:50 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Asian Countries: Contamination and Implications for Environmental and Human Health, Dr. Tu Binh Minh, Ehime Univ.
15:50-16:10 Human Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Asian Developing Countries,
Dr. Annamalai Subramanian, Ehime Univ.
16:10-16:40 Coffee Break
16:40-17:40 Discussion session, Chair: Dr. Zafar Adeel and Prof. Bo Jansson
17:40-18:00 Concluding Session (formulation of recommendations)

18:00-18:15 Closing Ceremony
18:30-20:30 Reception