This online course focuses on data handling and interpretation for the monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention. The course is designed to assist Parties of the Stockholm Convention and technicians involved in the POPs monitoring process and in the usage of these environmental monitoring results.
Proper handling and interpretation of monitoring data are essential for understanding and effectively using the information to comply with the convention’s obligations. The course lessons explore environmental monitoring and data handling process, and introduce steps for interpreting data resulting from the monitoring.
The content of this course is provided by UNEP with support from Basel Convention Coordinating Centre-Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in Uruguay (BCRC-SCRC Uruguay), and the e-course is developed by Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity-building and the Transfer of Technology in Asia and the Pacific (SCRC China).