United Nations
Envionment
Programme

UNEP/NOWPAP/POMRAC/

WG1 1/5

05 May2004

Original: ENGLISH

Northwest Pacific Action Plan
Pollution Monitoring
Regional Activity Center

The First Meeting of NOWPAP POMRAC Working Group 1 (Atmospheric Deposition)
Vladivostok, Russian Federation, 24-25 May 2004

(Planned volume - 60-70 pages, circulation - 250 copies)

Introduction (goals of the overview, authors) – 2 pages

1. Physical-geographical and social - economic characteristics of the NOWPAP region (5 pages)

1.1. Basic physical-geographical characteristics determining
       the features of atmospheric circulation
1.2. Social and economic characteristics
        1.2.1. Population (a total number and distribution)
        1.2.2. Basic settlements
        1.2.3. Branches of economy as sources of influence on air                    quality
                  1.2.3.1. Industry
                  1.2.3.2. Agriculture
                  1.2.3.3. Transport
                  1.2.3.4. Energetics
        1.2.4. Basic directions of economic and social
                  development planned in the NOWPAP
                  countries which will affect on air quality.

2. Monitoring systems for assessment of the atmospheric deposition of contaminants in the NOWPAP countries, their goals and tasks and used methods (15-20 pages).

2.1. Japan
2.2. China
2.3. Republic of Korea
2.4. Russia

*Note: For each of the countries materials should be represented both on the state network and/or on provincial networks and programs included in the NOWPAP region and should contain information on the following issues:

- Monitoring system for assessment of atmospheric deposition of contaminants (including institutional framework, regular or irregular activities/projects, number and location of stations, existing monitoring parameters [chemical, physical and biological] and frequency)

- Methodologies/procedures (including equipment used, detection limits)

- Methods of control for monitoring quality (including QA/QC procedures) in different level departments

- Quality criteria

- Actual problems in networks of monitoring systems for assessment of atmospheric deposition

- Planned changes in monitoring system (planned use of new methods)

3. Distinctions of existing monitoring systems for assessment of atmospheric deposition in the NOWPAP countries (5 pages)

4. Recommendations on improvement of existing systems of monitoring in the NOWPAP region (4-5 pages)

- Recommendations on the use of monitoring methods;

- Recommendations on the list of analyzed parameters;

- Recommendations on inter-calibration of monitoring methods in the NOWPAP countries

- Recommendations on cooperation of monitoring systems for assessment of atmospheric deposition in the NOWPAP region…..

5. Programs for preparation and improvement of professional skill of the personnel aimed at monitoring for assessment of the atmospheric deposition (6-8 pages)

5.1. National programs (national centers, training and
        retraining courses for the personnel, the subjects
        of training) and the international programs (GOOS,
        WESTPAC, etc.);
5.2. Recommendations on the use of national and international         programs of improvement of professional skill of the         personnel aimed at the NOWPAP program

6. Recommendations on the development of the program informing population of the NOWPAP countries about the atmospheric deposition of contaminants in various countries and in the NOWPAP region as a whole (5-7 pages)

7. Information on air quality and atmospheric deposition of contaminants in 2001-2003 and tendencies of change for 10 years in the NOWPAP region (15-20 pages)

Appendix 1

The list of the laws regulating monitoring of air quality and atmospheric deposition of contaminants in the NOWPAP countries

- Japan
- China
- Republic of Korea
- Russia

Appendix 2

The list of the basic publications and databases on air quality and atmospheric deposition of contaminants for 10 years (the language of publication should be indicated) [no more than 20 publications for each country]

- Japan
- China
- Republic of Korea
- Russia