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Report of the Inception Workshop of First Worldwide 

UNEP Intercalibration Study on POPs – Asia Region 

Xijiao Hotel, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 

6-8 April 2009 

UNEP/DTIE 

Chemicals Branch 

May 2009

This workshop was financed under the Norwegian Partnership Agreement 2008/2009, 

NF/4030-08-05 through Component 11 “Regional laboratory and analytical POPs capacity in 

the Asian and Pacific region”.

Inception WS 1 st Worldwide Intercalibration Study-Asia Region 1 

Report of the Inception Workshop of First Worldwide UNEP 

Intercalibration Study on POPs – Asia Region 

Xijiao Hotel, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 

6-8 April 2009 

Table of Content 

1 Opening of the Meeting ...................................................................................................... 3 

2 Context and Elements of the Project................................................................................... 3 

3 POPs Laboratories from Developing Countries ................................................................. 4 

3.1 Introduction of POPs Laboratories............................................................................. 4 

3.2 Issues for Discussion and Some Initial Observations ................................................ 8 

4 Introduction of POPs Laboratories from Developed Countries.......................................... 9 

4.1 International Intercalibration Studies as a QA/QC Tool............................................ 9 

4.2 Experiences from POPs Laboratories in Japan and Hong Kong SAR, China ......... 10 

5 Summary Discussion Inception Workshop of the First Worldwide UNEP 

Intercalibration Study on POPs from the Asian Region ................................................... 11 

5.1 Reporting Parameters and Qualification Criteria ..................................................... 11 

5.2 Preliminary Schedule ............................................................................................... 13 

6 Asian Pacific Regional report on POPs monitoring ......................................................... 13 

7 Summary and Next Steps.................................................................................................. 14 

7.1 Declaration of Interest in Participation at the UNEP Intercalibration Study ........... 14 

7.2 Practical Arrangements for the UNEP Study........................................................... 14 

7.3 Further Considerations ............................................................................................. 15 

8 Closure of the workshop ................................................................................................... 15 

9 Annex 1: List of Participants ........................................................................................... 16 

10 Annex 2: Agenda ............................................................................................................. 21 

11 Annex 3: Intended Participation at Intercalibration Study .............................................. 24 

12 Annex 4: Presentations given at the inception workshop 

A-1: UNEP – Context and Elements of the Project 

A-2: Bert van Bavel: International intercalibration studies as a QA/QC tool 

B-1: National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety - China CDC 

B-2: Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment & Forest, India 

B-3: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 

China 

B-4: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences, China 

B-5: Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 

B-6: Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Fiji 

B-7: Institute for Environmental Reference Materials, MEP, China 

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B-8: Institute for Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, China 

B-9: Jiangsu Environmental Monitoring Center, China 

B-10: Ningbo Environmental Monitoring Center, China 

B-11: National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, India 

B-12: National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurements, China 

B-13: Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development, 

Vietnam 

B-14: Shanghai Academy of Public Measurement, China 

B-15: Shanghai Baosteel Group, China 

B-16: South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEP, China 

B-17: Tsinghua University, China 

B-18: Universit一 Sains Malaysia, Malaysia 

B-19: Vietnam – Russian Tropical Centre, Vietnam 

B-20: Zhejiang Environmental Monitoring Center, China 

B-21: Japan Environmental Sanitation Center, Japan 

B-22: Shimadzu Techno-Research Inc., Japan 

B-23: Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China 

B-24: Government Laboratory, Hong Kong SAR, China 

C-1: Minghui Zheng: Asian Pacific Regional report on POPs monitoring 

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1 OPENING OF THE MEETING 

The opening session was chaired by Professor Minghui Zheng, Research Center for Eco- 

Environmental Sciences (RCEES), who welcomed all participants on behalf of the Workshop 

Secretariat. 

Welcome statements were given for RCEES by Professor Guibin Jiang, Deputy Director of 

RCEES, for Tsinghua University by Gang Yu, Dean, Department of Environmental Science and 

Engineering, for Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) China by Ms. Qiong Ding, 

Deputy Director, Stockholm Convention Implementation Office. Participants introduced 

themselves by briefly stating their names, affiliation, and interest in POPs analysis. In total, 

57 participants from seven countries – including Hong Kong SAR – and from UNEP 

participated. The list of participants is shown in Annex 1. 

Dr. Heidelore Fiedler from UNEP Chemicals welcomed the participants on behalf of the 

Division of technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), Chemicals Branch and thanked the 

Norwegian government for funding this project. She presented the objectives of this inception 

workshop. She referred to the broader concept of elements for sustainable POPs analysis and 

qualification activities for POPs laboratories, especially those serving the needs of the 

Stockholm Convention. She referred to the project’s webpage at 

http://www.chem.unep.ch/Pops/GMP/Asia/default.htm . 

The following session was chaired by Professor Gang Yu, Tsinghua University. The agenda 

was amended to cover presentations of all 24 laboratories present and was adopted as shown 

in Annex 2. The program proceeded accordingly. 

2 CONTEXT AND ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT 

Dr. Heidi Fiedler, UNEP Chemicals, informed about the present status of numbers of parties 

to the Stockholm Convention and their obligations for POPs analysis. She gave a brief 

summary of the main findings of a recently finalized global UNEP/GEF project that had 

assessed the existing analytical capacities in developing countries and the needs and criteria 

for generating high quality POPs data as needed for the effectiveness evaluation (Article 16 of 

the convention including the Global POPs Monitoring), control of the limit values in stack 

emissions to implement BAT/BEP for unintentional POPs, and to enforce the low POP 

content according to the POPs as Waste Guidelines, jointly developed with the Basel 

Convention Secretariat. It was noted that intercalibration studies between POPs laboratories 

are essential as a tool for quality assurance and quality control of the analysis. UNEP 

Chemicals through a number of GEF and SAICM projects and through this project for the 

Asia region will execute the First Worldwide UNEP Intercalibration Study on Persistent 

Organic Pollutants. The presentation can be viewed in the Annex 4 as A-1 to this report. 



3 POPS LABORATORIES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 

3.1 Introduction of POPs Laboratories 

The session was chaired by Dr. Yeru Huang, National Research Centre for Environmental 

Analysis and Measurement (CNEAC), and after coffee break by Professor Pham Hung Viet, 

Hanoi University, Hanoi, Vietnam. Each laboratory gave a short presentation of their 

infrastructure and experiences with POPs analysis, methods, results of intercalibration studies 

or results. Each presentation was followed by questions and answers. The presentations of 

the following laboratories are included in Annex 4 (with B letters) of this report. The 

laboratories were presented as follows: 

1. Key Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Trace Pollutants (CDC), Beijing, China by 

Professor Yongning Wu 

The CDC has five laboratories and the Key Laboratory for Risk Assessment of the 

National Institute of Nutrition and Food has become the national reference laboratory 

(NRL) for China. It is also the WHO Collaborating centre for Food Monitoring. CDC 

will participate with two laboratories in the UNEP intercalibration study. They analyze 

all Stcokholm Convention POPs except toxaphene. OCP (organochlorine pesticides) are 

analyzed with GC/ECD; and according to new national standard with isotope dilution; 

also with LRMS. For PCB analysis, LRMS or HRMS isused whereas PCDD/PCDF 

analysis is done exclusively with HRMS – all analysis according to Ministry of Health 

standards. The lab collaborates with GEMS/Food since 1970; participated at FAPAS for 

OCP, FIOH for PCDD/PCDF in human milk, butter and cream. Nearly 2000 human milk 

samples from 12 provinces are monitored (20 cities); national monitoring data submitted 

to National Coordinating Center. More detailed information is attached as B-1 in Annex 

4. 

2. Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment & Forest, India by Dr. 

Santosh Madhirani 

The laboratory deals with environmental matrices such air, waster, soil, sediments; the 

most important matrix is air. The laboratory infrastructure includes 6 GC, 2 HPLC, and 

HRGC/HRMS from JEOL. Generally, they use EPA methods, but also Canadian and 

German methods are used. There are additional fully fledged laboratories in the six zonal 

offices; three of them are accredited for ISO 17025. The laboratory organizes 

intercalibration studies on heavy metals (in total 21 parameters). They have accreditation 

according to ISO 17025 for all POPs except for dioxins/furans. Stack emission 

monitoring most important activities; also emission factors from UNEP Toolkit are used 

for NIP and are being verified. Results are published in scientific journals; and DIOXIN 

conferences. More detailed information is attached as B-2 in Annex 4. 

3. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 

China by Dr. Qinghua Zhang 

The Dioxin Laboratory of RCEES got its first HRMS in Dec 2002, and now uses a 

second HRMS instrument. The Dioxin Laboratory was selected as one of the nine pilot 

laboratories under the UNEP/GEF Global POPs Laboratory Capacity Evaluation Project. 

Presently, there are eight staff working in the dioxin lab. Another group at RCEES 



analyzes OCPs and indicator PCB; the OCPs by LRMS. The Dioxin Laboratory has 

successfully participated in the Intercal intercalibration study on fly ash and sediment 

since many years. They also perform stack analyses. Results are published in scientific 

journals. More detailed information is attached as B-3 in Annex 4. 

4. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DCIP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 

China by Dr. Ni Yuwen 

The laboratory uses HRGC/HRMS usually for analysis of PCDD/PCDF, PCB, PCN, and 

PBDE. Most frequently analyzed POPs are PCDD/PCDF from municipal or hospital 

waste incinerators; soils and sediments. Generally, US-EPA methods are used. The 

laboratory is accredited by the Chinese government accreditation body. It has 

successfully participated in the Intercal intercalibration study (participation code 197); the 

laboratory also analyses emerging POPs such as SCCPs. More detailed information is 

attached as B-4 in Annex 4. 

5. Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 

by Dr. Hu Jianfang 

The laboratory, SKLOG, stated with analysis of PAH, PCB, OCP most commonly used 

matrices are soil/sediments; later PBDE, PCDD/PCDF, PBDD/PBDF were included by 

specialized labs. A lot of effort is spent on QA/QC. Now also air samples from 

electronic waste dismantling areas (e.g., Guiyu) are analyzed. More detailed information 

is attached as B-5 in Annex 4. 

6. Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the South Pacific (IAS/USP), Fiji Islands 

by Dr. Waisea Votadroka 

USP is a regional university serving 12 Pacific Islands Countries 1 

. IAS is a Tier 3 

laboratory with ECD and working on OCPs and PCB7. There are many other analytical 

tasks besides the POPs and space is a limitation. Sampling protocols for the core media 

were developed using (a) RECETOX sampling protocol for air with PAS (passive air 

samplers); (b) for human milk sampling, to the protocol from extra questions for donor 

mothers were added to suit cultural circumstances. Approval from ethics committee is 

usually a lengthy process. For the region, the other countries will be trained in sampling 

since for the islands there is only this one laboratory at USP/IAS. The laboratory has 

participated annually at FAPAS intercalibration studies. AOAC as well as EPA methods 

are used. Improvements have been achieved through the MTM training (less solvents 

through internal standards method) during the global UNEP/GEF project. Tuna analysis 

was done for a wider spectrum of POPs. It is important to partner with international 

institutions such as MTM Örebro University, RCEES, Recetox. More detailed 

information is attached as B-6 in Annex 4. 

7. Institute for Environmental Reference Materials (IERM), Ministry of 

Environmental Protection, China by Dr. ZhongXiang Wu 

IERM was formerly the Standardization Department of China National Environmental 

Monitoring Center under Ministry of Environmental Protection. Its primary mission is to 

promote traceability and comparability of Chinese environmental monitoring through 

provision of environmental reference materials (ERMs). IERM was accredited by China 

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Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, 

Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu 



National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) in 2005. IERM have 

organized 19 proficiency testing programs on environmental pollutants and more than 

2,000 labs have participated. The laboratory plans to participate in this intercalibration 

study for OCP and PCB in standard solution, soil/sediment using ECD/LRMS. More 

detailed information is attached as B-7 in Annex 4. 

8. Institute for Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, China by Dr. Tong 

Chen 

The first dioxin laboratory was established in 1998 using HRGC/LRMS for analysis of 

high dioxin concentrations; the new Dioxin lab with HRMS (JEOL 800D) was 

established in 2004, it has 405 m² clean room, China Metrology Certification for 

PCDD/PCDF, PBDE, etc. Main matrices analyzed are stack emissions, soil/sediment, 

flyash, and fish. About 800 samples are analyzed per year; half of them are commercial. 

More detailed information is attached as B-8 in Annex 4. 

9. Jiangsu Environmental Monitoring (JSEMC), China by Dr. Guangju Hu 

The laboratory has certification and accreditations received (CMA, CNAS=ISO 17025). 

It has participated in the air monitoring for the Stockholm Convention. OCPs in air are 

analyzed with LRMS. QA/QC procedures for POPs pesticides are in place. More 


10. Ningbo Environmental Monitoring (NEMC), China by Mr. Shenjie Li 

The Dioxin laboratory is new and was established within the Ningbo Environmental 

Monitoring Center in November 2008, to contribute to the implementation of the 

Stockholm Convention. It has Agilent LRMS and Water HRMS. The Ningbo 

Environmental Monitoring Center is fully sponsored by the Ningbo Environmental 

Protection Bureau. More detailed information is attached as B-10 in Annex 4. 

11. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIST), India by Dr. 

Anbu Munusamy 

The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (NIIST) was formerly 

known as Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR). The Dioxin Research Section 

undertakes research to support India’s POPs activities. Most of them are developed 

jointly with UNIDO. The equipment to analyze dioxins/furans is HRGC/LRMS using 

Japanese and US-EPA methods. More detailed information is attached as B-11 in Annex 

4. 

12. National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurement (CNEAC), 

Beijing, China by Dr. Liang Dong 

CNEAC carries out research on environmental pollutants, mainly organic; it has 32 staff 

(of these 7 with Ph.D.); it has four laboratories; one of them is a key laboratory for dioxin 

pollution control. The laboratory has high-tech extraction/cleaning equipment. HRMS 

for PCDD/PCDF, and LRMS (Shimadzu QP2010) for PCB and PAH. Mainly EPA 

methods are used to analyze POPs, but also Chinese Standard Methods for air, water, 

soil/sediments have been developed. QA/QC is in place. In recent four years, the 

laboratory participated at INTERCAL (#174). CNEAC did training courses for three 

other Chinese labs in 2008 for dioxin monitoring network. More detailed information is 

attached as B-12 in Annex 4. 



13. Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development 

(CETASD), Vietnam by Dr. Pham Hung Viet 

The laboratory counts with an automatic fluid extraction system (FMS) to prepare 

samples for dioxin analysis. PCDD/PCDF analysis is performed with MS/MS 

(Shimadzu); the laboratory does not have HRMS). CETASD participated at INCATPA 

project (2008-2011) with Environment Canada “Intercontinental Atmospheric transport 

of anthropogenic Pollutants to the Arctic (OCP, PAH, PCB, PBDE) and in an UNU 

project on Environmental Monitoring and Governance since 1996. Further cooperation is 

with Ehime University especially on monitoring close to landfills. Further, the Asia- 

Pacific Mussels Watch Program for OCPs, PCB is linked to CETASD; it showed that the 

DDT concentrations are high in Vietnam. More detailed information is attached as B-13 

in Annex 4. 

14. Shanghai Academy of Public Measurement (APM), China by Ms. Yunyun Deng 

The Bioassay and Safety Assessment Lab at APM belongs to a clustering of existing 

laboratories and was the only new lab that was established at the time the APM was 

formed. PCDD/PCDF and PCB analysis are undertaken in soil, sediment, and 

atmosphere. The laboratory has ASE extraction; EPA methods are used. In sensitive 

regions, they use bioassays. And when positive results occurred, they will confirm by 

HRGC/HRMS technology. Also, methods for food samples have been developed. More 


15. Shanghai Baosteel Group, China by Dr. Yongmei Yu 

POPs Laboratory of Baosteel was founded in 2006 to investigate the PCDD/PCDF 

emissions from its operating plants including sinter plants. HRGC/HRMS used for 

dioxin analysis. The laboratory typically uses Soxhlet extraction, IS method 

(Wellington). It participated successfully at the 13 th Intercal study with good results for 

Ash A and Ash B, Ash C. More detailed information is attached as B-15 in Annex 4. 

16. South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), MEP, China by Dr. 

Sukun Zhang 

The laboratory has good infrastructure and 450 m² of lab area; the only problem is with 

import of biota due to CIQ (customs, immigration, quarantine). Typically, EPA methods 

are used for PCDD/PCDF and PCB (EPA 1613, EPA 23A and TO9A and EPA 1668). 

The laboratory has QA/QC in place and regularly performs blank tests, runs duplicates, 

etc. More detailed information is attached as B-2 in Annex 4. 

17. POPs Laboratory of DESE Tsinghua University, China by Dr. Jun Huang 

The POPs laboratory was established in 2000 for basic POPs (5 th floor) and dioxin 

analysis was established in 2004 (with IDEA formerly Metocean Inc.). POPs lab has 

three objectives: 1-R&D reduction and disposal technologies, 2-training for senior 

undergraduate and graduate students, 3-promote implementation of SC implementation 

(services for public and government). It has ten full time staff, in addition some graduate 

students. Main instruments include HRGC/HRMS (Jeol), 3 GC/LRMS (Shimadzu and 

Finnigan), GC/ECD for basic POPs analysis. The dioxin unit was completely bought in 

Japan and then transferred to Tsinghua University. Originally, OCPs/PCB were analyzed 

by ECD and confirmation by LRMS; since last year, IDEA recommendations followed 

and all OCP/PCB analyzed by HRMS. XDS CALUX is also used in cooperation with 

Hiyoshi, Japan. Targeted samples include soil, sediment, water, waste (flyash), 



contaminated soil, and sludge from WWTP. Antifouling paints waste have been 

analyzed; DDT is still used to produce anti-foulings; PCB-containing capacitor oils. 

THU still is young in the POPs analysis. More detailed information is attached as B-17 

in Annex 4. 

18. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Doping Control Center (DCC), Malaysia by Dr. Hajjaj 

Juharullah Jaafar 

The Dioxin Laboratory was established after the Belgian chicken crisis; there are three 

full-time staff in the dioxin lab. The Dioxin Lab is part of WADA and accredited under 

WADA and according to ISO 17025 for Doping Analysis by NATA (Australia). 

Presently, it is seeking accreditation for dioxin analysis. The lab’s mission is routine 

analytical services, research, and training to students. For PCDD/PCDF and PCB 

analysis, most samples come from Ministry of Health, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, and 

private company customers. The lab undertakes monitoring of D/F in food. Presently, 

the laboratory has two HRMS (ThermoFisherScientific DFS-most recent and MAT95). 

More detailed information is attached as B-18 in Annex 4. 

19. Vietnam–Russian Tropical Centre (VRTC), Hanoi, Vietnam by Dr. Trinh Khac Sau 

VRTC was established in 1987 through collaboration between Vietnam Ministry of 

Defense and Russian Academy of Sciences. The Lab will be upgraded to Chemistry and 

Environment Department; an investment project was approved to upgrade the lab. Since 

1993, the laboratory focuses on PCDD/PCDF, Agent Orange issue. Since the 

UNEP/GEF project, besides PCDD/PCDF, also dl-PCB also analyzed. The lab 

developed in-house methods based on EPA 8280A; using LRMS. Equipment is in good 

working condition; from 2010 HRMS will be available together with other 

instrumentation. Matrices analyzed are soil, sediment, sludge, flyash, stack emissions, 

effluents, residues, waste, surface water, and some foodstuffs (fish, meat, shellfish, 

vegetation). IS, clean-up, recovery, spiking standards used; coming from CIL, 

Wellington are used. For clean-up carbon column are applied. Cooperation through 

various projects, e.g., with Hatfield Consultants (Canada) and UNDP-funded projects. 

Participated in 11 th to 13 th Intercal and will participate at 14 th Intercal; although only 

LRMS, the lab performed very well with z-scores


With respect to extraction of samples with high mineral content, e.g., flyash or mineral 

samples, it was noted that acid pretreatment is included in European norms such as in EN1948 

and for ball clay (according to food directives); however, it is not included in EPA 1613. 

Some discussion was on the most important part of POPs analysis. There was agreement that 

extraction and clean-up have more weight than the detectors since the instruments (especially 

HRMS) are very similar in their capabilities. 

Use of Intercal or other intercalibration samples as CRM? Dr. van Bavel responded that 

although the consensus value is very good; such samples are not CRM but SRM (standard 

reference material). For example, the Intercal sample is not tested on a long-term guarantee. 

The importance of having intercalibration studies accredited according to ISO 17025 and 

through ILAC was underlined. Such accreditation is underway for Intercal. 

If PFOS would be included into the Stockholm POPs list, the need would arise to reconsider 

the core matrices and as such human blood would be the preferred matrix (in contrast to 

mothers’ milk that has very low concentrations) and water would be preferred over ambient 

air. 

The pros and cons of bioassays was addressed as well and it was concluded that bioassays are 

useful screening tools when needs arise to process large numbers of samples (many hundreds 

or thousands). Positive samples – with concentrations above a threshold – always should be 

followed by confirmatory chemical analysis. Whereas a number of bioassays is available for 

dioxin-like compounds, they are not available for other POPs at the same scale. 

4 INTRODUCTION OF POPS LABORATORIES FROM DEVELOPED 

COUNTRIES 

4.1 International Intercalibration Studies as a QA/QC Tool 

Dr. Albert van Bavel, Örebro University, gave an overview on history of international 

intercalibration studies and how this project will fit into this series of development. He listed 

some of the frequently organized intercalibration studies on POPs and then detailed the 

experiences with Intercal for dioxin-like compounds in abiotic matrices. Intercal is organized 

annually since 1990 and will be part of the UNEP study. From 1992 to 2006, more than 200 

laboratories have registered and each year, around 100 participate. Based on 12 QA/QC 

studies, the following %RSD can be derived: 

Standard solution: 10% 

Flyash extract: 15% 

Soil/sediment: 20% 

Flyash: 20% 

He estimated that for the purpose of the effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention 

where data should allow to confirm a 50% decline in the levels of POPs within 10 years 

period, the analytical variance of the data might have to be at least


4.2 Experiences from POPs Laboratories in Japan and Hong Kong SAR, 

China 

The series of introductions to operational POPs laboratories in the Asia region was continued 

by four presentations including Japan and Hong Kong SAR, China. 

21. Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC) by Dr. Takuya Shiozaki 

JESC runs several environmental monitoring investigations in Japan. The program 

includes the ten POPs pesticides and PCB under the Stockholm Convention; 

PCDD/PCDF is not included. HRMS was introduced in 2002; emerging POPs were 

already monitored under the initial monitoring project and will be further detailed. The 

monitoring program in Japan includes 37 points for air, 37 for wildlife, 48 for surface 

water, and 64 for bottom sediments. For the Ministry of Environment Japan, a rapid 

analytical method for PCDD, PCDF and dl-PCB were developed. 

In response to COP-2 decision on existing monitoring projects, a POPs Air Monitoring 

project was initiated, which includes 12 East Asian countries. It deploys active and 

passie samplers; future plans foresee establishment of a supersite in Vietnam with 12 

times sampling per year. The second round of POPs air monitoring in East Asian 

countries will start soon and Japan will provide and transport the samplers, will analyze 

the sample, review the data and report the results (except for Korea that has the capability 

to analyze the samples). The next workshop will be held back-to-back with the 3 rd 

UPOPs workshop (September 2009). More detailed information is attached as B-21 in 

Annex 4. 

22. Shimadzu Techno Research (STR) by Dr. Takumi Takasuga 

The STR is equipped with 11 HRMS (9 Waters, 1 JEOL, 1 MAT-95XL), it analyzes 

approximately 12,000 samples per year. Since the beginning, it participates annually in 

intercalibration studies and continuously keeps z-scores below 1. In total, more than 400 

HRMS instruments are installed in Japan. 

Dr Takasuga presented chromatograms and detailed on problems with coelution of 

congeners or overlapping of mass fragments. More detailed information is attached as B- 

22 in Annex 4. 

23. Hongkong Baptist University Dioxin Lab by Dr. Zongwei Cai 

The Dioxin lab was established in 2002 (HRGC/HRMS from Waters); a second 

instrument was obtained in 2008. The importance of QA/QC procedures was highlighted 

as well as the training of laboratory staff; internal and external audits are found necessary. 

The laboratory has separate rooms for clean-up of food and environmental samples. The 

laboratory has successfully participated in different international intercalibrations studies 

and performed well on TEQ basis. However, sometimes, individual congeners were not 

met; therefore, it is important to agree upfront on the criteria for evaluation of results. 

The laboratory seeks further collaboration; it also provides training to other labs. . More 




24. Government Laboratory (GL), The Government of the HKSAR by Mr. Shu-Ki Tsui 

GL is an independent department of the HKSAR Government,, which provides a wide 

range of analytical services, including testing of environmental and food samples, for the 

other departments of its government. For testing of environmental samples, the major 

client is the Environmental Protection Department. In total, the GL has over 450 staff 

(143 professionals); of these, 6 professional and 17 technical staff are involved with the 

testing of POPs. Experience with analysis of the POPs pesticides exists since 1985, with 

PCB since 1993, and with PCDD/PCDF since 1996, respectively. Except for the UNEP 

toxaphene congeners, all other SC POPs are covered. Methods for the analysis of the 3 

UNEP toxaphene congeners are now being developed. For water, sediment, biota, and 

food samples, methods have been developed for all these 11 POPs; for flyash and 

ambient air (active samplers; glassfiber filter and PUF) the samples are mainly analyzed 

for PCB and PCDD/PCDF at present. Analytical service for PCDD/PCDF in landfill 

leachate is also offered. Methods are now under development to expand the spectrum of 

POPs analysis, particularly in respect of the UNEP toxaphene congeners in various 

environmental matrices and the other OCPs in ambient air. PCDD/PCDF and dl-PCB are 

analyzed with HRMS and OCPs are analyzed with GC/ECD; for PCB7 the present LRMS 

method may be changed to HRMS method if necessary; for toxaphene, MS-NCI will be 

developed. During the presentation, the laboratory’s practical experience in dealing with 

co-eluting interferences in typical sample matrices involved with the analysis of PCB 

and PCDD/PCDF were also discussed. 

Accreditation is granted by the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS) 

according to ISO 17025. The laboratory participates and achieves satisfactory results in a 

range of proficiency test schemes , some of these are run annually while some on a less 

regular schedule. A number of parameters besides POPs are involved in these 

proficiency tests due to the wide scope of its analytical services. More detailed 

information is attached as B-24 in Annex 4. 

5 SUMMARY DISCUSSION INCEPTION WORKSHOP OF THE FIRST 

WORLDWIDE UNEP INTERCALIBRATION STUDY ON POPS 

FROM THE ASIAN REGION 

5.1 Reporting Parameters and Qualification Criteria 

Discussions were held to detail some of the requirements that are in the UNEP POPs 

Analytical Guidelines and on how to incorporate them into the intercalibration study. 

It was made clear that no standard methods will be prescribed for the intercalibration study. 

Each laboratory should use their preferred method(s); the quality of the results is what counts 

towards success. In any case, the method should be well documented and submitted as part of 

the reporting to the coordinators of the intercalibration studies (MTM Center Örebro 

University and IVM VU Amsterdam). 

The following was discussed and agreed: 

I. Problem S/N > 20, instead LOD, LOQ and MDL will be reported. 

Detailed instructions on the calculations will be included in the instructions with the 

samples shipment in order to unify the numbers. The definition of LOD, LOQ and 



MDL varies for different standard methods or is applied differently by different 

laboratories. 

II. Calculation of UB and LB: Detailed instructions will be included at the time of the 

sample shipment so that all laboratories will report the values on the same basis. The 

issue of ND and


2. for dioxin-like PCB: total TEQ (dl-PCB only, according to 1998 WHO-TEFs) 

3. for PCB: sum of 7 indicator PCB 

4. all POPs pesticides with more than one substance (chlordane, DDT, heptachlor, and 

toxaphene): sum parameter of all parent compounds and transformation products. 

Detailed instruction will be included with the shipment of the samples. 

5.2 Preliminary Schedule 

Jan-May 2009: Preparation of QA/QC samples and standard solutions 

Until 31 May 2009: Registration to intercalibration study from other regions 

June 2009: Shipment of the intercalibration samples 

October 2009: Deadline to report results 

Nov-Dec 2009: Evaluation of results 

Jan-Feb 2010: Workshop discussion final results 

Feb-Apr 2010: Qualification of the laboratories and issue of the UNEP certificates 

6 ASIAN PACIFIC REGIONAL REPORT ON POPS MONITORING 

Professor Minghui Zheng, RCEES, gave a summary on the activities in the Asia region to 

prepare the regional report for Asia on the Global Monitoring Plan. The report was prepared 

by the representatives from the region and coordinated by Professor Zheng. The report was 

endorsed by the governments and will be submitted to the 4 th meeting of the Conference of the 

Parties (Geneva, 3-8 May 2009). A CD ROM containing the report was distributed to all 

participants. The regional report covers the core media, ambient air and human breast milk or 

human blood. Japan has been continuously monitoring POPs throughout the nation with wellestablished 

programs and facilities. China has recently started the POPs inventory on ambient 

air and human milk. Facility for POPs monitoring and inventory is limited in most countries 

in the region. 

Capacity needs identified include: human capacity, inter-calibration studies, strengthening 

skills for sampling and analysis infrastructure strengthening of existing laboratories for 

analyzing the core media, QA/QC, and financial assistance for long-term self-sufficient 

monitoring activities. 

Recommendation: continue with air and breast milk for 2 nd effectiveness evaluation; regional 

and global transport should be included; financial assistance should be actively sought from 

GEF or WorldBank and donors from developed countries. The presentation is annexed to this 

report as C-1 in Annex 4. 



7 SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS 

7.1 Declaration of Interest in Participation at the UNEP Intercalibration 

Study 

After the presentation of all POPs laboratories and the agreement on the design of the 

intercalibration study, a table was filled out to indicate which laboratories have signed up for 

the different intercalibration study matrices. Further, some columns were included to obtain 

some information as to the instrumentation used for analysis and of experience with earlier 

proficiency test. This overview in tabular form is shown in Chapter 11. 

7.2 Practical Arrangements for the UNEP Study 

Dr. Heidi Fiedler informed the participants that there is some small budget available to 

support laboratories with information materials, small spares and consumables before they 

analyse the intercalibration samples. Professor Bert van Bavel and Professor Gunilla 

Lindström provided detailed information on the kind of assistance that the Universities at 

Örebro and Amsterdam were able to provide. Issues addressed included the following: 

1. Questions on assistance, identification of needs/consumables (small budget available): 

- Support will be offered to participating laboratories on a limited scale 

- Provision of information materials for analytical methods, including pointing to 

WebSites for those methods that are available without cost 

- Reports of Intercal studies will be distributed electronically as a reference 

- The importance of high quality standards to be used in POPs analysis was highlighted 

and some laboratories identified the need to upgrade their standards 

- Some laboratories may be in need for capillary columns 

- Although training of laboratories is not included in this project, bilateral agreements 

between laboratories can be made or remote assistance be requested 

The primary contacts are: 

Heidi Fiedler, UNEP (hfiedler@chemicals.unep.ch): for project-related issues, purchase of 

analytical standards or small consumables (hfiedler@chemicals.unep.ch) 

Gunilla Lindström (Gunilla.lindstrom@oru.se) and Bert van Bavel (bert.vanBavel@oru.se), 

MTM Center Örebro University, and Jacob de Boer (jacob.de.boer@ivm.vu.nl), IVM VU 

Amsterdam, for questions related to intercalibration study. 

2. Updating of information in the POPs Laboratory Databank 

- Laboratories not yet included in the databank are kindly requested to fill out the 

questionnaire and send to Heidi Fiedler, UNEP 

- Laboratories also should send new information by using the questionnaire to update 

the existing entries 

- The databank has proven to be a useful tool of information. It should be noted that 

some information has “expiry” date, such as a 3-year period to classify the laboratories 

according to their Tier Scores for the proficiency testing. 



7.3 Further Considerations 

The final session was chaired by Professor Yongning Wu, China CDC. After having 

discussed practical arrangements, some questions were raised concerning specific and future 

challenges in POPs analysis such as: 

Inclusion of new POPs into the Stockholm Convention: 

UNEP responded that the candidate POPs are not included in this project. However, it should 

be taken in mind that COP4 in May 2009 may approve inclusion of up to nine new POPs into 

the Convention and that the needs for their analysis would be the same/similar to those for the 

existing POPs. It was recommended that governments be prepared to make provisions at the 

national level to incorporate these new POPs into the spectrum of chemicals to analyze. The 

present analytical guidelines would have to be expanded since the new POPs may include 

brominated organics (such as the flame retardants) or fluorinated compounds (such as PFOS). 

So far, PAH have not been proposed by any Party and therefore, will not show up in UNEPcoordinated 

intercalibration studies in support of the Stockholm Convention. 

Progress of analytical activities in other regions 

UNEP promised to inform the participants on the status of other UNEP-coordinated GEF- and 

SAICM projects and the participation of laboratories in the Worldwide Intercalibration Study. 

Future design of the Global Monitoring of POPs (GMP) 

UNEP informed that the Regional Organisation Groups for the GMP through the Committee 

has recommended repeating the study on 6-year intervals. However, it was also noted that if 

new POPs such as PFC were to be adopted, the present GMP core matrices were to be 

reconsidered or expanded since PFOS would undergo long-range transport in water rather 

than in air and mothers’ milk would have extremely low concentrations and human blood 

would be the preferred matrix. 

8 CLOSURE OF THE WORKSHOP 

After exchange of the usual expressions of courtesy and thanks, the workshop was closed at 

12:15 hours on Wednesday, 8 April 2009. 



9 ANNEX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 

INTERNATIONAL 

FIJI ISLANDS 

Mr. Waisea Votadroka 

Assistant Project Manager 

Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the 

South Pacific 

P.O.Box 1168 

Suva 

Fiji Islands 

Tel.: +679 (32) 32 971 

Email: votadroka_w@usp.ac.fj 

JAPAN 

Mr. Takumi Takasuga 

Director, Analytical Division 

Shimadzu Techno-Research Inc. 

Kyoto 604-8435 2-13, Sanjo-Bocho, 

Nakgyoku Kyoto City 

Japan 

Tel.: +81-75-811-3181 

Email: t_takasuga00@shimadzu-techno.co.jp 

Mr. Koichiro Matsumoto 

Researcher, Japan Environmental Sanitation 

Center 

10-6, Yotsuyakami-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, 

Kawasaki-Shi 

Kanagawa-Ken 210-0828, 

Japan 

Tel.: +81 (44) 288 4905 

Fax: +81 (44) 2885232 

Email: koichiro_matsumoto@jesc.or.jp 

Mr. Takuya Shiozaki 

Primary researcher , Environmental Science 

Department, East Japan Branch 

Japan Environmental Sanitation Center 

10-6, Yotsuyakami-Cho 

Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki-Shi 

Kanagawa-Ken 210-0828 

Japan 

Tel.: +81 (44) 288-4906 

Fax: +81 (44) 2885232 

E-mail: takuya_shiozaki@jesc.or.jp 

Mr. Norimasa Yamazaki 

Chief Researcher, Institute of Environmental 

Ecology, Enviornmental Risk Research Center, 

R&D Group, Japan 

Quality Manager, CSD IDEA (Beijing), 

Institute of Enviornmental Innovation, Beijing, 

China 

Tel: +86-134-6656-8732 

E-mail: ymz20839@gmail.com 

INDIA 

Mr. Anbu Munusamy 

National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science 

and Technology, CSIR 

Trivandrum, 695019 

India 

Tel.: +91 (471) 2515340 

Fax: +91 (471) 2493668/2491712 

E-mail: anbumunusamy@hotmail.com 

Dr. Santosh Makhijani 

Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry Of 

Environment & Forest, 

Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, 

Delhi, Pin -110 032 

India 

Tel.: +91-11-22301844 

Fax: -+91-11-22301844 

Email: sdm.cpcb@nic.in, 

sdmakhijani@yahoo.com 

MALAYSIA 

Mr. Hajjaj Juharullah Jaafar 

Chemist/Analyst 

Universiti Sains Malaysia (Usm) 

Doping Control Centre, Universiti Sains 

Malaysia, 

11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. 

Tel.: 604-6595605 

Fax : 604-6569869 

Email: Hajjaj@dccusm.Com 

SWEDEN 

Ms. Gunilla Lindström 

Professor, MTM Research Center, Örebro 

University 

701 82 Örebro, 

Sweden 

Tel.: +46 19 30 10 98 / +46 70 340 3505 

Fax: + 46 19 303566 

Email: Gunilla.Lindstrom@Oru.Se 



Mr. Bert van Bavel 

MTM Research Institute, 

School Of Science and Technology 

701 87 Örebro 

Sweden 

Tel.: +46 701753488 / +46 (19) 393865 

Email: Bert.vanBavel@Oru.Se 

VIETNAM 

Mr. Trinh Khac Sau 

Vietnam-Russian Tropical Centre (VRTC) 

Nguyen Van Huyen Str. 

Nghia Do ward, Cau Giay dist. 

Hanoi 

Vietnam 

Tel.: +84 (4) 37566338 

Fax: +84 (69) 516516 

E-mail: sau_tk@yahoo.com; 

dioxin_lab@yahoo.com.vn 

Mr. Pham Hung Viet 

Professor, Hanoi University of Science, 

Vietnam National University 

Research Centre for Environmental 

Technology and Sustainable Development 

(CETASD) 

T3 Building, 334 Nguyen Trai Street 

Thanh Xuan District 

Hanoi 

Vietnam 

Tel.: +84 (4) 3858-7964 

Fax: +84 (4) 38588152 

E-mail: vietph@hn.vnn.vn 

HONGKONG SAR, CHINA 

Dr. Chong-Ho Lam 

Chemist, Government Laboratory, 

7/F, Ho Man Tin Government Offices, 

88 Chung Hau Street 

Ho Man Tin , Kowloon, 

Hong Kong SAR, China 

Tel.: 852-2762 3866 

Email: chlam2@govtlab.gov.hk 

Mr. Shu-Ki Tsui 

Senior Chemist, Government Laboratory, 

7/F, Ho Man Tin Government Offices, 88, 

Chung Hau Street 



Tel.: 852-2762 3865 

Email: sktsui@govtlab.gov.hk 

Ms. Yin-King Tam 

Chief Chemist, Government Laboratory, 

7/F, Ho Man Tin Government Offices, 88, 

Chung Hau Street 



Tel.: 852-2762 3865 

Email: syktam@govtlab.gov.hk 

Mr. Zongwei Cai 

Professor, Dioxin Analysis Lab 

Department Of Chemistry, 

Hong Kong Baptist University 

Hong Kong SAR 

China 

Tel.: 00852-34117070 

Email: Zwcai@Hkbu.Edu.Hk 

CHINA 

Mr. Bingjian Yang 

Engineer, Ningbo Environmental Monitoring 

Center 

Ningbo 

China 

Email: yangbingjian1977@163.com 

Ms. Libo Zhu 

Senior Engineer, Ningbo Environmental 

Monitoring Center 

Ningbo 

China 

Email: nbzlb0911@126.com 

Mr. Shenjie Li 

Engineer, Ningbo Environmental Monitoring 

Center 

Ningbo 

China 

Email: lsjie1205@sina.com 

Ms. Jinglei Han 

Senior engineer, South China Institute of 

Environmental Sciences, MEP, China 

Guangzhou 

China 

Email: hanjinglei@scies.org 

Ms. Sukun Zhang 

Associate professor, South China Institute of 

Environmental Sciences, MEP, China 

Guangzhou 

China 

Tel.: 020-85552501 

Fax: 020-85552712 

Email: zhangsukun@scies.org 



Ms. Liping Fang 

Engineer, Institute for Enviornmental 

Reference Materials, Ministry of 

Enviornmental Protection 

Beijing 

China 

Tel: +86(10)84665740 

Fax: +86(10)84628431 

Email: fang.liping@ierm.com.cn 

Mr. Zhongxiang Wu 

Professor, Deputy Director, Institute for 

Enviornmental Reference Materials, Ministry 

of Enviornmental Protection 

Beijing 

China 

Tel: +86(10)84665737 

Fax: +86(10)84628431 

Email: wu.zhongxiang@ierm.com.cn 

Ms. Yunyun Deng 

Assistant Engineer, Shanghai Academy of 

Public Measurement 

Shanghai 

China 

Tel: +86(21)50798126 

Fax: +86(21)50798125 

Email: juicedyy@126.com 

Ms. Yongmei Yu 

Engineer, Shanghai Baosteel Group 

Shanghai 

China 

Email: yuyongmei@baosteel.com 

Mr. Jingsong Liu 

Senior Engineer, Deputy Director, 

Zhejiang Environmental Monitoring Center, 

Hangzhou 

China 

Tel: +86-057188910307 

Fax: +86057188910307 

Email: liujs@zjemc.org.cn 

Ms. Jianfang Hu 

Associate professor, Associate Director, 

Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese 

Academy of Sciences 

Guangzhou 

China 

Tel: +86(20)-85290191 

Fax: +86 (20)-85290706 

Email: hujf@gig.ac.cn 

Mr. Jingguang Li 

Associate professor, National Institute of 

Nutrition and Food Safety 

29 Nanwei Road 

Beijing, 100050 

China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 83132933 

Fax: +86 (10) 83132933 

E-mail: lichrom@yahoo.com.cn 

Mr. Yongning Wu 

Professor, Director of Laboratory, Monitoring 

and Control of Contaminants and Residues 

National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety 

- China CDC 

29, Nanwei Road 

Beijing 

China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 83132933 

Fax: +86 (10) 83132933 

E-mail: wuyn@public.bta.net.cn 

Mr. Aimin Liu 

Director, Dioxin Laboratory, National 

Research Center for Environmental Analysis 

and Measurements 

No.1 Yuhuinan Lu, Chaoyang District 


China 

E-mail: liuaimin@hotmail.com 

Mr. Bing Du 

National Research Center for Environmental 

Analysis and Measurements 

No.1 YuhuinanLu, Chaoyang District 


China 

E-mail: thudubing@hotmail.com 

Mr. Liang Dong 

National Research Center for Environmental 

Analysis and Measurements 



China 

E-mail: dl@cneac.com 

Ms. Yeru Huang 

Professor, Director, National Research Center 

for Environmental Analysis and Measurements 



China 

E-mail: yrhuang@cneac.com 



Ms. Guanjiu Hu 

Senior Engineer, Jiangsu Environmental 


Nanjing 

China 

Tel.: +86-02586575206 

Fax: +86-02586575283 

E-mail: huguanjiu@163.com 

Ms. Juan Li 

Senior Engineer, Jiangsu Environmental 


Nanjing 

China 

Tel.: +86-02586575235 

Fax: +86-02586575283 

E-mail: lij2002@126.com 

Mr. Yuwen Ni 

Associate Professor, Dalian Institute of 

Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Of 

Sciences 

Dalian 

China 

Tel.: +86-041184379562 

Fax: +86- 041184379562 

Email: yuwenni@dicp.ac.cn 

Mr. Hongcai Gao 

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese 

Academy Of Sciences 

Dalian 

China 

Tel.: +86-041184379562 

Fax: +86- 041184379562 

Email: gaohc@dicp.ac.cn 

Mr. Mengxia Xu 

Institute for Thermal Power Engineering of 

Zhejiang University 

Hangzhou 

China 

Email: xumengxia@zju.edu.cn 

Ms. Tong Chen 

Institute for Thermal Power Engineering of 

Zhejiang University 

Hangzhou 

China 

Tel.: +86-0571-87953385 

Fax: +86- 0571-87953385 

Email: chentong@zju.edu.cn 

Mr. Yudong Chen 

Thermo-Fisher Scientific Inc. 

Beijing 

China 

Mr. Tianfeng Lü 

China national enviorment monitor center 

Ministry of Environmental Protection 

Beijing 

China 

Tel:+86(10)-84943184 

E-mail: tj91888@sina.com 

Ms. Man Teng 

China national enviorment monitor center, 


Beijing 

China 

Tel:+86(10)-84943186 

Mr. Yangzhao Sun 

Deputy Director of Division II, 

Foreign Economic Cooperation office, 


Beijing 

Ms. Qiong Ding 

Deputy Director of Division V, 

Foreign Economic Cooperation office, 

Ministry of Environmental Protection, 

Beijing 

China 

Mr. Gang Yu 

Professor, Department of Environmental 

Science and Engineering 

Tsinghua University 

Beijing 

China 

Tel: +86(10) 62787137/62784521 

Fax: +86(10) 62785687/62794006 

E-mail: yg-den@tsinghua.edu.cn 

Mr. Jun Huang 

Associate Professor, Department of 

Environmental Science and Engineering 

Tsinghua Unviersity 

Beijing 

China 

Tel: +86(10) 62792598 

Fax: +86(10) 62794006 

E-mail: huangjun@tsinghua.edu.cn 

Ms. Tingting Zhang 

Department of Environmental Science and 

Engineering 

Tsinghua Unviersity 

Beijing 

China 

E-mail: ztt06@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn 



Ms. Yixin Wei 

Technical Manager 

CSD IDEA(Beijing), Institue of Enviornmental 

Innovation 

Beijing 

China 

Tel: 86-136-9110-2126 

E-mail: weiyixin@hotmail.com 

Prof. Guibin Jiang 

Depty director, Research Center for Eco- 

Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of 

Sciences 

N.18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian 

District,Beijing 100085, China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 62 84 91 79 

Email: gbjiang@rcees.ac.cn 

Mr. Minghui Zheng 

Professor, State Key Laboratory of 

Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicological 

Research Center for Eco-Environmental 

Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

N.18 Shuangqing Road 

Haidian District 

Beijing 100085 

China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 62849172 

Fax: +86 (10) 62923563 

Email: zhengmh@rcees.ac.cn; 

zhengm263@sina.com 

Mr. Qinghua Zhang 

Professor, Research Center for Eco- 


Sciences 




China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 62849818 

Fax: +86 (10) 62849818 

Email: qhzhang@rcees.ac.cn 

Ms. Lirong Gao 

Associate Professor, Research Center for Eco- 


Sciences 




China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 62849356 

Fax: +86 (10) 62923563 

Email: gaolr@rcees.ac.cn 

Mr. Bing Zhang 






China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 62849355 

Fax: +86 (10) 62923563 

Email: zhangbing0108@yahoo.com 

Ms. Jingjing Wu 






China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 62849355 

Fax: +86 (10) 62923563 

Email: jingwoo@rcees.ac.cn 

Mr. Yingming Li 

Assisstant Professor, Research Center for Eco- 


Sciences 




China 

Ms. Guijin Su 

Associate Professor, Research Center for Eco- 


Sciences 




China 

Tel.: +86 (10) 62849356 

Fax: +86 (10) 62923563 

Email: gjsu@rcees.ac.cn 

UNEP 

Ms. Heidelore Fiedler 

UNEP Chemicals Branch, DTIE, 

11-13 chemin des. Anémones, 

CH-1219 Châtelaine (GE), 

Switzerland 

Tel.: +41 (22) 917-8187 

Fax: +41 (22) 7973460 

Email: hfiedler@chemicals.unep.ch 



10 ANNEX 2: AGENDA 

Inception Workshop of the First Worldwide UNEP Intercalibration Study 

on POPs from Asian Region, 

Beijing, China, 6-8 April, 2009 

5 April 2009 

Updated program of the meeting 

14:00-17:00 Registration, Reception place at Xijiao Hotel 

6 April 2009 

08:30:09:00 Registration, No.5 meeting room of meeting Building at Xijiao Hotel 

The sponsored participants should pick up their DSA cheques at the indicated DSA 

payment desk 

09:00-10:00 Opening of the meeting 

Chair: Minghui Zheng 

- Welcome from RCEES 

Guibin Jiang 

- Welcome from Tsinghua 

Gang Yu 

- Address from CIO, MEP China 

Qiong Ding 

- Introduction of the participants 

All participants 

- Objectives of the meeting 

Heidelore Fiedler 

- Organizational matters 

Guijin Su 

10:00-10:20 Coffee break 

10:20-12:00 

- Adoption of the meeting agenda and program 

- Context and elements of the project 

- Discussion 

12:00-13:30 Lunch break 

13:30-15:30 Each laboratory gives a short presentation of their 

laboratory as to their infrastructure, experience with POPs 

analysis, and methods 

(1) Monitoring and Control of Contaminants and Residues 

National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety - China CDC 

(2) Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of 

Environment & Forest, India 

(3) Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, 

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 

(4) Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy 

Of Sciences, China 

(5) Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy 

of Sciences, China 

(6) Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the South 

Pacific, Fiji 

Chair: Gang Yu 




Chair: Yeru Huang 



(7) Institute for Environmental Reference Materials, MEP, 

China 

(8) Institute for Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang 

University, China 

(9) Jiangsu Environmental Monitoring Center, China 

(10) Ningbo Environmental Monitoring Center, China 


15:50-18:00 Each laboratory gives a short presentation of their 

laboratory as to their infrastructure, experience with POPs 

analysis, and methods (cont’d.) 

(11) National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and 

Technology, India 

(12) National Research Center for Environmental Analysis 

and Measurements, China 

(13) Research Centre for Environmental Technology and 

Sustainable Development, Vietnam 

(14) Shanghai Academy of Public Measurement, China 

(15) Shanghai Baosteel Group, China 

(16) South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEP, 

China 

(17) Tsinghua University, China 

(18) Universit 一 Sains Malaysia, Malaysia 

(19) Vietnam – Russian Tropical Centre, Vietnam 

(20) Zhejiang Environmental Monitoring Center, China 

Chair: Hung Viet Pham 

18:00-20:00 Banquet sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. All participants 

7 April 2009 

9:00-10:30 

International intercalibration studies as a QA/QC tool 

- -Introduction and discussion 


10:50-12:00 Experiences from Japan 

-Japan Environmental Sanitation Center, Japan 

-Shimadzu Techno-Research Inc., Japan 

Experiences from Hongkong SAR, China 

- Baptist University, Hongkong SAR, China 

- Government Laboratory, Hongkong SAR, China 

12:00-13:30 Lunch break 

13:30-15:30 Detailed discussions in 2 groups. 

Group 1: basic POPs with ECD, POPs with HRGC/LRMS 

Group 2: dioxin-like POPs with HRGC/HRMS 


Chair: Takuya Shiozaki 

Albert van Bavel 


Chair: Zongwei Cai 

Takuya Shiozaki 

Takumi Takasuga 

Zongwei Cai 

Shu-Ki Tsui 

Chair: Albert van Bavel 

Waisea Votadroka 

Qinghua Zhang 



15:50-16:30 

Report of group discussion Chair: Albert van Bavel 

Waisea Votadroka, 

Gunilla Lindström 

16:30-18:00 Summary and comments for group discussion Albert van Bavel, 


8 April 2009 

9:00-10:30 

Asian Pacific Regional report on POPs monitoring 

Practical arrangements for the intercalibration study 

including identification of needs/consumables or assistance, 

shipment of samples, timetable, and reporting format. 


Chair: Yongning Wu 

Minghui Zheng 

Albert van Bavel, 


10:50-12:00 Summary and next step Heidelore Fiedler 

12:00-13:00 Lunch 

13:00-18:00 Tour the Great Wall 



11 ANNEX 3: INTENDED PARTICIPATION AT INTERCALIBRATION STUDY 

Overview on participation of POPs laboratories in analyzing intercalibration samples according to POP and matrix (according to declaration of 

interest at the time of the workshop) 

Institution City Country 

Standard Solution Sediment Mothers' milk 

Fish Flyash 

No Pest PCB7 DF dl- No Pest PCB7 DF dl- No Pest PCB7 DF dl- No Pest PCB7 DF dl- No PCB7 DF dl- 

PCB 

PCB 

PCB 

PCB 

PCB 

1 China CDC (Wu) Beijing China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 China CDC (Li) Beijing China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 NEMC Ningbo China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 RCEES Beijing China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 CNEAC Beijing China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1JEMC Nanjing China 1 1 1 1 

1 Shanghai APM Shanghai China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 ZJEMC Zhejiang China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1IERM Beijing China 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 Baosteel Shanghai China 1 1 1 1 

1 THU, POPs Res Ctr Beijing China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 ZJU Thermal Power Huangzhou China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 SCIES-MEP Guangzhou China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 sklog-GIG Guangzhou China 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 DICP Dalian China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 HKBU Dioxin Lab Hongkong China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 HK Gov Lab Hongkong China 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 USP/IAS Suva Fiji 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 CSIR Trivandrum India 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 CPCB Lab Dehli India 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 JESC Kawasaki Japan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 Shimadzu Techno Kyoto Japan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 IDEA Consultants Yaizu Japan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 DCC -USM Penang Malaysia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 VRTC Hanoi Vietnam 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

1 CETASD Hanoi Vietnam 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

26 26 18 16 22 19 23 16 14 18 15 13 8 9 11 11 16 10 10 13 12 20 6 19 15 



Summary of Laboratories participating in intercalibration study, instrumentation typically used, and experiences with intercalibration studies 

Institution City Country 

Total Number 

Instrumentation POPs Intercalibration Experience 

SS Matrix FA Basic POPs dl POPs basic abiotic dl abiotic basic biotia dl biota 

1 China CDC (Wu) Beijing China 1 2 0 ECD, LRMS HRMS 1 

1 China CDC (Li) Beijing China 1 2 0 ECD, LRMS HRMS 1 

1 NEMC Ningbo China 1 1 1 ECD, LRMS HRMS 0 0 

1 RCEES Beijing China 1 3 1 LRMS HRMS 1 1 

1 CNEAC Beijing China 1 1 1 LRMS HRMS 1 

1 JEMC Nanjing China 1 1 0 ECD LRMS 0 0 0 0 

1 Shanghai APM Shanghai China 1 1 1 HRMS 1 

1 ZJEMC Zhejiang China 1 3 1 ECD, LRMS HRMS 0 0 0 0 

1 IERM Beijing China 1 1 0 ECD, LRMS 0 

1 Baosteel Shanghai China 1 0 1 HRMS 1 

1 THU, POPs Res Ctr Beijing China 1 2 1 ECD HRMS 0 0 0 0 

1 ZJU Thermal Power Huangzhou China 1 1 1 HRMS 1 HCB in FA 

1 SCIES-MEP Guangzhou China 1 2 1 LRMS HRMS 0 1 0 0 

1 sklog-GIG Guangzhou China 1 1 1 HRMS 1 

1 DICP Dalian China 1 2 1 LRMS HRMS 0 1 0 1 

1 HKBU Dioxin Lab Hongkong China 1 3 1 HRMS HRMS 

1 HK Gov Lab Hongkong China 1 2 1 ECD, LRMS HRMS 1 1 1 1 

1 USP/IAS Suva Fiji 1 3 0 ECD 1 1 

1 CSIR Trivandrum India 1 3 1 LRMS 0 0 

1 CPCB Lab Dehli India 1 1 1 ECD,LRMS HRMS 1 0 

1 JESC Kawasaki Japan 1 2 1 HRMS HRMS 0 1 0 0 

1 Shimadzu Techno Kyoto Japan 1 3 1 HRMS HRMS 0 1 1 1 

1 IDEA Consultants Yaizu Japan 1 3 0 HRMS 

1 DCC -USM Penang Malaysia 1 3 1 HRMS 1 0 

1 VRTC Hanoi Vietnam 1 3 1 LRMS 1 0 

1 CETASD Hanoi Vietnam 1 3 1 ECD LRMS 0 0 0 0 

0 0 0 

0 0 0 

0 0 0 

0 0 0 

26 26 52 20 3 13 3 6

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