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Air Quality monitoring, assessment and reporting in
Republic of Macedonia
Aneta StefanovskaHead of division for monitoring
WB regional workshop on ambient air qualityPrague, Czech Republic 20-21.11.2008
Legislation
Law on Ambient Air QualitySecondary legislation• Decree on limit values of ambient air quality
and alert thresholds• Rulebook on ambient air quality assessment
• Rulebook on monitoring and reporting (draft)• Rulebook for preparing plans and programs
(draft)• List of zones and agglomerations (draft)
Institutions performing air quality monitoring in the Republic of
MacedoniaPublic 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
Institutions performing air quality monitoring in the Republic of
Macedonia
Hydrometeorological Administrationmeasures SO2 and black smoke at 9 measuring points in Skopje and in 10 other cities in the country: Berovo, Bitola, Tetovo, Gevgelija, Kumanovo, Ohrid, Prilep, Stip, Veles and Lazaropole.
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
At present, the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning has 15 automatic air quality monitoring stations
Establishment of SAQMS
1998 year
• JICA• Study “Monitoring of air pollution in
Republic of Macedonia”• 4 monitoring stations in Skopje (Karpos,
Centar, Gazi Baba and Lisice)• Central station (MEPP)
Establishment of SAQMS
2002 year
• PHARE COP '99• 3 monitoring stations (Kicevo, Kocani
and Kumanovo)• 3 High Volume Sampler (HVS)
Establishment of SAQMS2004 year
• CARDS 2001• 6 monitoring stations (2 in Veles, 2 in Bitola,
Tetovo and Lazaropole)• 1 traffic monitoring station (Rektorat –
Skopje)• 1 Mobil monitoring station (Kavadarci)• 1 High Volume Sampler (HVS)• 6 Low Volume Sampler (LVS)• Balance room• Calibration laboratory• Service car
State Air Quality monitoring system
Monitoring stations
State Air Quality monitoring system
• DAS (Data Acquisition system) software in each monitoring station
• Telephone line• CAS (Central
Acquisition system) software in central station
State Air Quality monitoring system
THERMO Electron Corporation
Measuring 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
Low volume samplers
6 LVS PM10 (low volume samplers) were installed in April 2005:Karpos (Skopje); Lisice (Skopje); Veles; Kicevo; Jegunovce; Kavadarci
High volume samplers4 HVS PM10 (high volume samplers) were installed in April 2005 in Kumanovo; Bitola; Kocani; and Lazaropole
LVS and HVS
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.
Service and maintenance of SAQMS
• Operational Program for working of the SAQMS
• Annual plan for service and maintenance
• 2/4 week service• 3 month service• 6 month service• 1 year changing
Projects
• CIM (GTZ) project “Technical support for service and maintenance of SAQMS”
• Twining project “Air quality improvement”Component 4 - Air quality measurements and laboratory work• Training technical staff on servicing , maintenance and
calibration of instruments, preparation of SOP’s, QA/QC procedures
• Draft version of QA/QC plan has been prepared
Component 3 – Preliminary air quality assessment
Preliminary assessment of air quality
First preliminary assessment report – CARDS 2004 project
• Zones were designated according to administrative distribution following statistical regions borders
• 7 zones and 1 agglomeration
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
Assessment regime in zones and agglomerations
Agglomeration/Zone SO2 NO2 PM10 CO O3
Agglomeration
Skopje 1 1 1 1 1
Zone
Eastern 1 1 1 1 1
Western 1 1 1 1 1
Minimum number of stations per zones and agglomeration
ZoneInhabitan
ts SO2 SO2 NO2 NOx PM10 CO Ozone
health
ecosystem
health
ecosystem
Skopje 578 144 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Eastern 680 596 21
21
2 2 2
Western 763 807 3 3 3 3 2
Total 7 1 7 1 7 7 6
Significant disadvantages
Preparation of Preliminary assessment report• Data (gaps, coverage, validation, correction)• Lack of additional indicative measurements• Lack of meteorological data• Not available updated air emission data• Not applicable Dispersion modeling method• Lack of personal
Public Information
Daily information• State Inspectorate of Environment• City Centre for Information and Warning
Monthly report• Hydro meteorological administration• Republic Institute for Health protection• Institutes for Health Protection• Municipalities
Annual report
All reports are published on the Ministry's web site
Reporting
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)
Overall problems
• Regular service and maintenance of the monitoring stations
• Problem with realization of procurement of spare parts, calibration gas bottles
• Lack of employees
• Procurement of a software for data validation, management and dissemination
Future steps
• Preparing the accreditation of calibration laboratory
• The SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) concerning all the relevant activities of the Calibration laboratory should be in use.
• Adapt the QA/QC plan in full operation • Build up the uncertainty budget for the air
quality measurements• Participate the intercomparison exercises
organized by EC/JRC and by WHO• Participate in the meetings of AQUILA
group
What kind of support do we expect?
• Training for implementation of QA/QC procedure in calibration laboratory
• Training for establishment of PM2.5 monitoring
• Financial support for participate on the AQUILA meetings
• Support for Annual reporting on air quality (questionnaire 2004/461/EC)