Awareness building and communication in persistent organic pollutants
2008
Bivol. E. | Ciubotaru, V.
The persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were confirmed as a threat to the health and sustainability of the planet's natural systems and for the health and activity of the current and future humans' generations. The introduction of POPs into the environment takes place through sources and activities related to people's life and work. The impact of POPs on the environment and human health could be decreased to a great extent through communication and building awareness of POPs. The awareness building and communication in POPs may be effective only if participatory methods are used for the respective activities. These methods, as used by NGO BIOS trainers in training events and meetings with farmers and students, conducted not only to improve the knowledge of the trainees and participants in the meetings in POPs related areas, but also to empower people to protect themselves and their families from adverse effects of these substances. The formation of interdisciplinary and intersectorial partnerships to solve the problems associated with POPs along with the implementation of communication events for different entities and groups of the society in POPs issues is one of the essential tools for non-technological and technological reduction of POPs volumes and impacts and for the efficient solution of other ecological problems. Thus, the need exists in some on-going forums to discuss old and new issues related to various POPs and their impact on the health of people and animals, ways to reduce their volumes and toxicity, their leakage into the environment, their worldwide proliferation in all spheres of the environment. The relevant outputs of the forums need to be widely disseminated among public at large, concerned officials and groups, people in most danger of being affected, the youth.
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