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Air quality monitoring, assessment and reporting in Republic of Macedonia. Aneta Stefanovska Head of division for air quality monitoring Ministry of environment and physical planning. Sarajevo, 06-07 July 2011 Air quality kick off meeting. National Legislation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Aneta StefanovskaHead of division for air quality monitoring
Ministry of environment and physical planning
Sarajevo, 06-07 July 2011Air quality kick off meeting
Air quality monitoring, assessment and reporting in Republic of
Macedonia
Law on Ambient Air Quality (Official Gazette of RM no. 67/04; 92/07; 35/10)
Secondary legislation• Decree on limit and target values for levels and type of pollutants
in the ambient air, alert and information thresholds; dead lines for achieving limit and target values for specific substances; margins of tolerance for limit value and target value and long term objectives for specific pollutants (Official Gazette of RM No. 50/05);
• Rulebook on criteria, methods and procedures for evaluation of the ambient air quality (Official Gazette of RM No.82/06);
• Rulebook on inventory and determination of the levels of the pollutant emissions in the ambient air in tones per year, for all types of duties, as well as other data needed for submission of the Program for monitoring the air in Europe (EMEP) (Official Gazette of the RM No. 142/07);
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
• Lists of zones and agglomerations for ambient air quality (Official Gazette of RM no.23/2009);
• Rulebook on content and manner for preparation of National plan on air protection (Official Gazette of RM No.108/2009);
• Rulebook on content and manner for preparation of Programs for air improvement and protection (Official Gazette of RM No.108/2009);
• Rulebook on content and manner for preparation of Action plans for air protection (Official Gazette of RM No.108/2009);
• Rulebook of methodology for monitoring of ambient air quality (Official Gazette of RM No.138/2009);
• Rulebook on the contents and the manner of transmission of data and information on the status of the ambient air quality management (Official Gazette of RM No.138/2009);
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
• Rulebook for methodology for inventory taking and identification of the levels of emissions of pollutants in the ambient air in tons per year for all types of activities, as well as other data required to be submitted under the Programme for air monitoring in Europe (EMEP) (Official Gazette of RM No.2/2010)
• Rulebook on the limit values of permissible levels of emissions and types of polluting substances in waste gases and vapors released from stationary sources into the air (141/2010);
• Rulebook on the form, methodology and manner of handling and maintains of Cadastre of pollutants and polluter, Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No 92/2010
• Rulebook on the equipment, devices, instruments and appropriate facilities requirements for entities performing professional matters for ambient air quality monitoring
• Rulebook on the form and the content of the forms for submitting data for emissions in the ambient air from stationary sources, the manner and time period of data delivering, according to the capacity of the installation, the content and manner of keeping diary for emissions in the ambient air
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
The following rulebooks are in preparation phase:
• Draft Decree for determination of the combustion installations which should take measures for protection of ambient air from the pollution, through reducing emissions of some pollutants into the air
• Draft Rulebook for methods, manner and methodology for air emissions measurements from stationary sources
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
EU LEGISLATION
EU directives Transposition Implementation
Air quality
96/62/EC 2008/50/EC 1999/30/EC2000/69/EC2002/3/EC 2004/107/EC
Around 90%Partially implemented
Full implementation is planed for 2013
Air emissio
n
2001/81/EC2001/80/EC1999/13/EC
Around 80%Partially implemented
Full implementation is planed for 2013
Fuel quality
1999/32/EC98/70/EC Around 90%
Partially implemented
Full implementation is planed for 2012
NATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENTS
In the frame of the on-going UNECE project for ratification and implementation of the three last protocols under the LRTAP convention financed by Netherland the preparation of the following documents is underway:
• National plan for air quality protection
• National plan for emission reduction
Both documents should be ready until end of 2011
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
• Convention on long range trans-boundary air pollution (CLRTAP)• is taken by succession from Yugoslavia
(it was signed in 1991)• Eight protocols under the CLRTAP have been ratified
during 2010 year
• United Nation framework convention for climate change (UNFCCC)• Kyoto protocol has been ratified
INSTITUTIONS PERFORMING AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Public Health Institutes• Public Health Institute - Skopje, which has established
monitoring network for measuring the concentrations of SO2, black smoke, aerosediment, CO and lead at 7 measuring points in the City
• Public Health Institute - Veles measures SO2, black smoke and aerosediment at 3 measuring points in the City
• Public Health Institute in Kumanovo, Kocani, Tetovo, Bitola, Ohrid, Prilep and Stip monitor aerosediment
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
Hydro-meteorological Administration (stopped the measurements)
ESTABLISHMENT OF SAQMS
Year 1998• JICA - Study “Monitoring of air pollution in Republic of
Macedonia”• 4 monitoring stations in Skopje and Central station (MEPP)Year 2002• PHARE COP '99 - 3 monitoring stations and 3 High Volume
Sampler (HVS)Year 2004• CARDS 2001 - 8 monitoring stations and 1 High Volume Sampler
(HVS) and 6 Low Volume Sampler (LVS)• Calibration laboratory, Balance room and Service carYear 2011• IPA 2008 – 2 monitoring stations
STATE AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM
MONITORING STATIONS
• CO-carbon monoxide• SO2-sulphur dioxide• Nitrogen oxides• O3 – ozone• PM10 - suspended particulate matters in
air with size below 10 microns• BTX
Environmental
parameters
• Wind velocity• Wind direction• Temperature• Humidity• Pressure• Global radiation
Meteorological
parameters
STATE AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM
THERMO Electron CorporationMeasuring methodologies :• The Model 43C pulsed fluorescence SO2 analyzer
• The Model 42C Chemiluminescence NO-NO2-NOx analyzer
• The Model 48C Gas Filter Correlation (GFC) CO analyzer (infrared absorption)
• The Model 49C UV photometric ozone analyzer
• PM analyzer: FH 62 I-R; b-ray absorption
CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Established in May 2004 Calibration of the referent
analyzers with primary static injection system
Determine the correlation between primary calibration method and other methods that we use• secondary dynamic dilution
system• gas transfer standard• field calibrator
HIGH AND LOW VOLUME SAMPLERS
PM10 AND HM MEASUREMENTS PROCEDURES
Collected Samples (24h) are transported in Central Laboratory
PM10 is measured gravimetrically
Filters are prepared by prEN14902:2005 standard
Samples are analyzed by ICP
In 2006 indicative measurements were carried on for: PM10; As; Cd; Hg; Ni; Cr; Fe; V; Mn; Pb; Cu; Zn and Mg.
• Monitoring stations
Central station
• Data validation
Database
• Data analyses• Data
correction
Data processing
• Daily report• Monthly report• Annual report• Assessment
report
Reports
DATA COLLECTION, VALIDATION AND PROCESSING
CENTRAL STATION
CAS (Central Acquisition system)• Win central
• SQL View
• ISO gen
• Collector
DATA VALIDATION
• Database based on MS SQL Server 2000• User interface on macedonian language • Used as an application for air quality data management• It possesses a function for import of air quality data from
automatic station• It possesses a function for export of validated air quality data for
further treatment• The source code is not available
DATA PROCESSING
REPORTS
Daily reports- State inspectorate of environment- City center for information and warning- City of Skopje – Unit for environment
Monthly report- Hydro meteorological administration- Republic institute for health protection- Institutes for health protection- Municipalities
Annual reportPreliminary assessment report
Current reporting towards EEA and EC• EoI data (97/101/EC)• Monthly ozone data (2002/3/EC)• Summer ozone data (2002/3/EC)
Future reporting towards EEA and EC• Annual report on air quality (questionnaire
2004/461/EC) • Near real time reporting for Ozone
INTERNATIONAL REPORTING
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF AIR QUALITY
• Improved preliminary assessment report -Twining project “Air Quality improvement” CARDS 2005 programme
• These three main assessment methods were used for preliminary air quality assessment:• air quality measurements for the period 2005 – 2007
from the State air quality monitoring system• air emission inventories
• Cadastre of polluters and pollutants in Republic of Macedonia
• CORINAIR emission inventory• air pollution modelling
ZONES AND AGGLOMERATION IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
ZoneInhabitan
ts SO2 SO2 NO2 NOx PM10 CO Ozonehealt
hecosyste
mhealt
hecosyste
m
Skopje 578 144 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Eastern 680 596 2 1 2 1 2 2 2
Western 763 807 3 3 3 3 2
Total 7 1 7 1 7 7 6
MINIMUM NUMBER OF STATIONS PER ZONES AND AGGLOMERATION
Twining project “Strengthening the central and local level capacities for environmental management in the area of air quality” MS countries: Finland, Austria and Italy Duration 2 years: September 2010 – September 2012• Improvement of air quality assessment
• Introduction of dispersion modeling
• Preparation for accreditation of calibration laboratory
• Establishment of air quality information system
• Preparation of pilot action plan and program for air quality protection for city of Bitola
TWINING PROJECT
Regular service and maintenance of the monitoring stations
Problem with realization of procurement of spare parts, calibration gas bottles
Lack of employees
OVERALL PROBLEMS
Preparing the accreditation of calibration laboratory
The SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) concerning all the relevant activities of the Calibration laboratory should be in use
Adopt the QA/QC procedure in full operation Build up the uncertainty budget for the air
quality measurements Revision of the SAQMS according to the
requirements of the CAFÉ directive
FUTURE STEPS
Procurement of new Air quality information system• Automatic data validation• Data correction according to calibration
Development of the air quality web portal• Air quality data in real time
FUTURE STEPS
Training for implementation of QA/QC procedures in calibration laboratory
Support in further implementation of the CAFÉ directive• Determination of the chemical composition of PM2.5
at rural site• Air quality data analysis and source apportionment
studies Financial support for participation to the inter-
comparison exercises organized by EC/JRC and by WHO
Financial support for participation to the meetings of AQUILA group
WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT DO WE EXPECT?
Thank you very much for your
attention