KANCED staff has long-term experience in working with public organisations on issues related to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxics of global concern. It provided information and expertise to non-governmental organisations on the following main issues:

- Identification of POPs "hot spots" - stockpiles of obsolete pesticides, municipal landfills, garbage incinerators, metallurgical plants, pulp and paper mills, PCB and PCB contaminated equipment, etc.;

- Analysis of health impacts of POPs in specific regions;

- Development of proposals for mitigation of adverse health impacts of POPs;

- Public participation in identification of unauthorised storage and use of banned and obsolete pesticides;

- Development of proposals for rehabilitation of territories, contaminated by POPs, analysis of existing national strategies in the sphere;

- Participation of NGOs in development and implementation of National Implementation Plans under the Stockholm Convention;

- Information campaigns to raise public awareness of development and implementation of National Implementation Plans under the Stockholm Convention and identification of "hot spots".