1. AIR QUALITY INFORMATION SYSTEM IN LITHUANIA
Donatas Perkauskas
Pranas Blonskis
„Global environmental information systems: challenges for Lithuania“,
23 October, 2008,Vilnius
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2. AIR IS (decentralized)
Under the Ministry of Health Protection
GOV
Under the Ministry of Environment
Ambient air quality
Emissions to the air
Indoor air quality
Dept.of statistics
State automatic monitoring system in cities
1 regional background st. LRTRAP, HELCOM conv.
3 rural background stations
Meteorological data
Chemical data
Traffic flow data
Chemical and meteorolog. data
Chemical and meteorolog. data
EPA and 5 REPD
Inst. of physics –
contract base
EPA
EPA
State Environmental Protection centre
State statistical data databases
AQdatabase
Atmosfera
ICISEM
DBases for modelling
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3. AIR QUALITY REGULATION IN LITHUANIA TODAY
Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management
Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air.
Directive 2000/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 relating to limit values for benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air.
Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air.
Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air.
All these directives are transferred into Lithuanian law.
LRTRAP, HELCOM and Stockholm conventions.
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New 2008/50/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe
Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management,
Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air,
Directive 2000/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 relating to limit values for benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air,
Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air,
Council Decision 97/101/EC of 27 January 1997 establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States.
In the interests of clarity, simplification and administrative efficiency these five acts are replaced by a new single 2008/50/EC Directive – shall be transferred into Lithuanian law until
LRTRAP, HELCOM and Stockholm conventions.
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5. AQ-ICISEM database air part
Stored data – information about monitoring stations and types, laboratories, air quality parameters, methods, detection limits, units, monitoring results of physico-chemical and specific pollutants parameters.
DB management system – Oracle.
Data inflow – Results of measurements and analyses, made in laboratories of 5 REPD, MRC, EPA and those received from LHMS, are entered into the database via AQdabase data flow. EPA is a central institution, responsible for monitoring data collection, analysis and control. Data of LRTRAP (EMEP programme) and HELCOM conventions, EC Reglament and Stockholm convention on POPs are collected also.
Data is collected on the basis of institutional cooperation and agreements.
Data outflow – EC (directives and Reglaments), LRTRAP (EMEP programme) and HELCOM conventions, EUROSTAT, EC Reglament and Stockholm convention on POPs, neighboring countries (on the basis of agreements), inst., public.
Future steps – Currently is under further development (NRT data transfer to EEA). However, even further enhancement and modernisation is needed.
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Reporting flows
Institutions under the Ministry of Environment (EPA, REPD, MRC, LHMS) are responsible for reporting on ambient air quality for :
national governmental and science institutions,
public,
EC, EEA, EuroStat, LRTRAP,
HELCOM and Stockholm conventions ,
neighbouring countries (in accordance with international agreements).
Ministry of Health Protection (State Environmental Protection centre) – responsible for reporting on indoor air quality to EC, state institutions and public.
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7. Integrated information - AIR
ICISEM
Copy of AQdatabase
Data
AQdatabase
AQdata
AIR management and reporting
AIR - emissions
Information analysis, assessment
Atmosfera
Integrated information
Input data
DBases for modelling (including GIS data)
Modelling
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8. Air Quality Measurement Network in Lithuania – NRT View
4 rural background
5 urban background
5 transport type
2 densely populated
1 industrial type
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9. State ambient air monitoring programme for the 2007
PARAMETERS
City monitoring stations
VILNIUS
KAUNAS
KĖDAI-
NIAI
JONA- VA
KLAIPĖDA
ŠIAU-
LIAI
N.AK-
MENĖ
MAŽEI
KIAI
PANE-
VĖŽYS
Senamiestis
Lazdynai
Žirmūnai
Savanorių pr.
Petrašiūnai
0043
0042
Centre
Šilutės rw.
0022
0021
0023
0012
0001
0002
0003
0004
0041
0031
0033
PARTICULATE MATTER (PM10) +
PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2,5)
SULPHUR DIOXIDE
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN MONOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
CARBON MONOXIDE
OZONE
VOC (BENZENE)
HEAVY METALS FROM TSP *
PAH (BENZO(A)PYRENE) FROM TSP
HEAVY METALS FROM PM10 **
PAH (BENZO(A)PYRENE) FROM PM10
METEOROLOGICAL PARAMTERS
TRAFFIC COUNTER/CLASIFIER **
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10. Public information access
Air quality index
Selected Pollutant Graphic (O3)
Forecast
Today
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11. Lithuanian stations appended to EEA NRT data network
3 rural background
2 urban background
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12. Data path between station and central server
Collecting raw AQ data
Creating hourly data pack
Sending data pack through GSM GPRS network to central server
Station
Data.zip
EPA Air data server
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13. Air Quality Information System Data Flow Scheme
Receiving raw AQ data from all stations
Saving raw AQ data in Temporary Data Base
Preparation of hourly averages for EPA, EEA and REPD
Sending hourly averages
Archiving sent data
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14. Data approval system for EEA (under development)
Data resending by approval system:
Approved AQ data ( 2-3 days old averages )
Recovered data after network failure
Recovered data
(not NRT)
NRT Data
From LTU
Data goes
into database
Manual quality
control
EEA NRT
Server
Prepare data
for resending
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15. Future Air Quality Information System Data Flow Scheme
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NRT Data to EEA
Now:
O3 from 3 rural background stations;
PM10 from 2 urban background stations.
After development of “Approved data sending”:
O3 from 3 rural background stations;
O3 from 5 urban background stations;
PM10 from 5 urban background stations;
PM10 or O3 from other stations, if need.
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17. Current Status and Main Issues
Most of the data and information needed to fulfill reporting obligations is collected and stored in AQdatabase;
Air quality IS are not fully adjusted to the reporting obligations (reporting formats still under development etc.);
Dificult to share data between other IS with different types of programming and technical infrastructure,
Unfinished development and modernization of IS;
Lack of sufficient human resources manage the DB’s;
The flow of data necessarry to fulfil reporting obligations is legally regulated;
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Future plans
Most of AIR related DBs/ISs will be enhanced separately at the first stage ( )
At the 2nd stage (2013 – end of structure funds period) integration of separate AIR related DBs/ISs is planned
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19. Thank you for your attention
** (Y)OUR QUALITY OF LIFE **
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