Renewal, Modernization Renewal, Modernization and Optimization of Air-and Optimization of Air-

quality Monitoring in quality Monitoring in LithuaniaLithuania

Geneva, 11-06-2007JUOZAS MOLISHead of Automatic Measurement Systems Department

IntroductionIntroduction

Objectives of Objectives of Modernization and Modernization and

OptimizationOptimization

1.1. Institutional settingInstitutional setting

2.2. Policy harmonizationPolicy harmonization

3.3. Measurement effectivenessMeasurement effectiveness

4.4. Information system developmentInformation system development

1. 1. Institutional settingInstitutional setting

Many different Many different organizations and organizations and institutions was institutions was responsible for responsible for monitoring monitoring and and providing information providing information on the concentrations on the concentrations of pollutants in the air of pollutants in the air

Lithuanian Lithuanian Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Agency of the Ministry of of the Ministry of Environment Environment is is the main the main responsible institution responsible institution for the for the coordination of coordination of national national ambient air quality assessment ambient air quality assessment and management systemsand management systems

Ministry of Health Ministry of Health is is the main responsible the main responsible institution institution for the for the coordination coordination indoor air quality assessment indoor air quality assessment and management systemsand management systems

Hydro-meteorological Hydro-meteorological service is supporting service is supporting institutioninstitution

2. Policy harmonization2. Policy harmonization

Legal acts which Legal acts which was common in was common in former USSR former USSR countriescountries

All national legal All national legal acts harmonized acts harmonized taken into account taken into account objectives,objectives,

priorities and priorities and targets related to targets related to national targets national targets and relevant and relevant international international commitmentscommitments

The main Lithuanian legal The main Lithuanian legal actsacts

• Environmental Monitoring Law Environmental Monitoring Law (1997) (1997)

• Ambient Air Protection Law (1999)Ambient Air Protection Law (1999)• Common Orders of MoE & MoH on:Common Orders of MoE & MoH on:““Affirmation of List of Zones and Agglomerations for Affirmation of List of Zones and Agglomerations for

Assessment and Management of Ambient Air Assessment and Management of Ambient Air Quality” (2000) Quality” (2000)

““Designation of Ambient Air Pollution Norms” (2001) Designation of Ambient Air Pollution Norms” (2001) ““Affirmation of the Ambient Air Quality Assessment Affirmation of the Ambient Air Quality Assessment

Programme” (2003)Programme” (2003)““Provision of the Information on the Ambient Air Provision of the Information on the Ambient Air

Pollution Levels Exceeding the Alert or Pollution Levels Exceeding the Alert or Information Thresholds to the Public and Information Thresholds to the Public and Concerned Institutions” (2005) Concerned Institutions” (2005)

3. Measurement 3. Measurement effectivenesseffectiveness

Manual sampling Manual sampling methods in 23 air methods in 23 air monitoring stations in monitoring stations in 10 cities was operated 10 cities was operated till the year 199till the year 19988

13 automatic ambient 13 automatic ambient air monitoring air monitoring network stations in 9 network stations in 9 cities and 3 rural cities and 3 rural background stations background stations running under the EU running under the EU Directive Directive requirements and requirements and EMEP Monitoring EMEP Monitoring strategy and strategy and measurement measurement program.program.

Air quality monitoring Air quality monitoring networksnetworks

State ambient air monitoring program for the State ambient air monitoring program for the

year 2007 year 2007

Components

VILNIUSKAUNAS

KĖDAI-

NIAI

JONA-VA

KLAIPĖDA

ŠIAU-

LIAI

N.AK

-MENĖ

MAŽEI

KIAI

PANE-VĖŽYS

Senamiestis

Lazdynai

Žirmūnai

Savanorių pr

Petrašiūnai

0043004

2

Centras

Šilutės pl

0022002

1 0023 00120001 0002 0003 0004 0041 0031 0033

PARTICULATE MATTER (PM10),

μg/m3 + + + + + + + + + + + + +

PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2,5), μg/m3 + + +

SULPHUR DIOXIDE, μg/m3 + + + + + + + + +

NITROGEN DIOXIDE, μg/m3 + + + + + + + + + + + +

NITROGEN MONOXIDE, μg/m3 + + + + + + + + + + + +

OXIDES OF NITROGEN Azoto oksidai, μg/m3

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

CARBON MONOXIDE, mg/m3 + + + + + + + +

OZONE, μg/m3 + + + + + + + + +

PAH (BENZENE), μg/m3 + + + + +

HEAVY METALS FROM TSP, μg/m3 * * * * * * *

BENZO(A)PYRENE FROM TSP, μg/m3 * * * * * * *

HEAVY METALS FROM PM10,

μg/m3 ** ** ** **

BENZO(A)PYRENE FROM PM10,

μg/m3 + + + +

METEOROLOGICAL PARAMTERS

+ + + + + + + + + + + + +

TRAFFIC COUNTER/CLASIFIER, units.

+ + + + + +

Measurement effectivenessMeasurement effectiveness

New pavilionsNew pavilions

Nice environment conditionsNice environment conditions

4. Information system 4. Information system developmentdevelopment

Limited possibilities Limited possibilities of information accessof information access

Created a new national Created a new national air-quality information air-quality information system, based on system, based on emission inventory, air emission inventory, air quality monitoring and quality monitoring and modeling data, dedicated modeling data, dedicated for comprehensive air for comprehensive air quality assessment, quality assessment, reporting, public reporting, public information and warning.information and warning.

Information system Information system developmentdevelopment

ConclusionsConclusions

After modernization and optimization After modernization and optimization Lithuanian air-quality monitoring Lithuanian air-quality monitoring system became an integral part of system became an integral part of international air-quality assessment international air-quality assessment and management systemsand management systems

Close co-operation between the Close co-operation between the different institutions and bodies in different institutions and bodies in the national and international level is the national and international level is very importantvery important

ConclusionsConclusions

Clear institutional setting and capacity Clear institutional setting and capacity building accelerate progress on air-building accelerate progress on air-quality assessment and managementquality assessment and management

Monitoring program must be a practical Monitoring program must be a practical tool related to air-quality policy tool related to air-quality policy development and assessing progress development and assessing progress achieving policy targetachieving policy target

Wide access to environmental Wide access to environmental information and enhancement of information and enhancement of international comparability is necessaryinternational comparability is necessary

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