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New Proposal for a Flagship on
Tracking Chemical Pollutants
Nicola PirroneGMOS Coordinator & GEO Task HE-02 Leader
GEO Alternate for ItalyDirector of the CNR-IIA
GEO Work Plan Symposium WMO, 5-7 May 2015
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C1: Global Mercury Observation System
C2: Global Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Emerging Contaminants and Global Change Indicators
It would build on Task HE-02 Tracking Pollutants
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Ground-Based Observation System
Oceanographic-Based Observation System
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GMOS: Tropospheric & Regional Campaigns
Mt. Etna
Po valley Slovenia
Waldhof
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POPs: long-term Active Air Monitoring Networks
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POPs: Passive Air Monitoring Networks
Established Bilateral Cooperative Agreements
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Biodiversity Research Institute, USA CzechGlobe – Global Change Research Centre (CVGZ), Czech Republic National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Seychelles Bureau of Standards, Seychelles SETAC Taiwan EPA & National Central University University of Washington-Bothell, Mt. Bachelor Obs., USA Ev-K2-CNR, Italy & Nepal NTNU, Norway USEPA-ORD Cape Grim Science Program and Macquarie University Observatoire Pic-du-Mid, France Storm Peak Laboratory, USA
U.S. NADP (in progress) Environment Canada (in progress) CSIRO (in progress) Baltic Sea Research Institute (in progress) Institute of Environmental Engineering (in progress) NOAA (in progress) UBA, Germany (in progress)
Increase the availability and quality of in-situ, oceanographic and UTLS data and information needed to track persistent pollutants (Hg and POPs) and anticipate changes in sensitive ecosystems including biota;
Harmonize SOPs for monitoring pollutants and their compounds in air, atmospheric deposition, water, soil, sediments, vegetation and biota with special emphasis to emerging advanced sensors based on nanotechnology.
Understand temporal and spatial patterns of pollutant transport and deposition to, and evasion from, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems;
Commitments of the Proposed Flagship
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Support the validation of regional and global atmospheric pollutant models for use in evaluations of different policy options;
Evaluate the effectiveness of international efforts to reduce releases of pollutants.
Commitments of the Proposed Flagship
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H2020
UNEP
GEF-World Bank
NSF
U.S.EPA
National funds in USA, Italy, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, ……..
Activities in Polar areas are supported through National Polar Research Programmes
Funding
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Period: 2015-2020
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Policy: provide quantitative information on pollutants in the environment to be used for policy decisions and support the implementation of Minamanta and Stockholm Conventions, among others (i.e., Basel, UNECE-LRTAP);
Human health: increase awareness of impact of pollutants on human health;
Technology: develop SDI and web services for Hg and POPs in the environment based on the brokering approach and contribute to GEOSS;
Research: supporting knowledge discovery by implementing holistic databases.
Expected impact
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Overall coordination
Establish regional focal points to better link/involve regional projects (this will ensure/increase a wider participation to GEO)
Steering Committee: it will be formed by regional focal point representatives, coordinators of regional/national projects, NOGs, Policy Makers (UNEP, UNECE-LRTAP, EC, USEPA, EEA, …).
Partners from C1 & C2 + new partners
Governance
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Thanks…
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