Aneta StefanovskaHead of division for air quality monitoring

Ministry of environment and physical planning

Sarajevo, 06-07 July 2011Air quality kick off meeting

Air quality monitoring, assessment and reporting in Republic of

Macedonia

Law on Ambient Air Quality (Official Gazette of RM no. 67/04; 92/07; 35/10)

Secondary legislation• Decree on limit and target values for levels and type of pollutants

in the ambient air, alert and information thresholds; dead lines for achieving limit and target values for specific substances; margins of tolerance for limit value and target value and long term objectives for specific pollutants (Official Gazette of RM No. 50/05);

• Rulebook on criteria, methods and procedures for evaluation of the ambient air quality (Official Gazette of RM No.82/06);

• Rulebook on inventory and determination of the levels of the pollutant emissions in the ambient air in tones per year, for all types of duties, as well as other data needed for submission of the Program for monitoring the air in Europe (EMEP) (Official Gazette of the RM No. 142/07);

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

• Lists of zones and agglomerations for ambient air quality (Official Gazette of RM no.23/2009);

• Rulebook on content and manner for preparation of National plan on air protection (Official Gazette of RM No.108/2009);

• Rulebook on content and manner for preparation of Programs for air improvement and protection (Official Gazette of RM No.108/2009);

• Rulebook on content and manner for preparation of Action plans for air protection (Official Gazette of RM No.108/2009);

• Rulebook of methodology for monitoring of ambient air quality (Official Gazette of RM No.138/2009);

• Rulebook on the contents and the manner of transmission of data and information on the status of the ambient air quality management (Official Gazette of RM No.138/2009);

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

• Rulebook for methodology for inventory taking and identification of the levels of emissions of pollutants in the ambient air in tons per year for all types of activities, as well as other data required to be submitted under the Programme for air monitoring in Europe (EMEP) (Official Gazette of RM No.2/2010)

• Rulebook on the limit values of permissible levels of emissions and types of polluting substances in waste gases and vapors released from stationary sources into the air (141/2010);

• Rulebook on the form, methodology and manner of handling and maintains of Cadastre of pollutants and polluter, Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No 92/2010

• Rulebook on the equipment, devices, instruments and appropriate facilities requirements for entities performing professional matters for ambient air quality monitoring

• Rulebook on the form and the content of the forms for submitting data for emissions in the ambient air from stationary sources, the manner and time period of data delivering, according to the capacity of the installation, the content and manner of keeping diary for emissions in the ambient air

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

The following rulebooks are in preparation phase:

• Draft Decree for determination of the combustion installations which should take measures for protection of ambient air from the pollution, through reducing emissions of some pollutants into the air

• Draft Rulebook for methods, manner and methodology for air emissions measurements from stationary sources

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

EU LEGISLATION

EU directives Transposition Implementation

Air quality

96/62/EC 2008/50/EC 1999/30/EC2000/69/EC2002/3/EC 2004/107/EC

Around 90%Partially implemented

Full implementation is planed for 2013

Air emissio

n

2001/81/EC2001/80/EC1999/13/EC

Around 80%Partially implemented

Full implementation is planed for 2013

Fuel quality

1999/32/EC98/70/EC Around 90%

Partially implemented

Full implementation is planed for 2012

NATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENTS

In the frame of the on-going UNECE project for ratification and implementation of the three last protocols under the LRTAP convention financed by Netherland the preparation of the following documents is underway:

• National plan for air quality protection

• National plan for emission reduction

Both documents should be ready until end of 2011

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Convention on long range trans-boundary air pollution (CLRTAP)• is taken by succession from Yugoslavia

(it was signed in 1991)• Eight protocols under the CLRTAP have been ratified

during 2010 year

• United Nation framework convention for climate change (UNFCCC)• Kyoto protocol has been ratified

INSTITUTIONS PERFORMING AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Public 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

Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Hydro-meteorological Administration (stopped the measurements)

ESTABLISHMENT OF SAQMS

Year 1998• JICA - Study “Monitoring of air pollution in Republic of

Macedonia”• 4 monitoring stations in Skopje and Central station (MEPP)Year 2002• PHARE COP '99 - 3 monitoring stations and 3 High Volume

Sampler (HVS)Year 2004• CARDS 2001 - 8 monitoring stations and 1 High Volume Sampler

(HVS) and 6 Low Volume Sampler (LVS)• Calibration laboratory, Balance room and Service carYear 2011• IPA 2008 – 2 monitoring stations

STATE AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM

MONITORING STATIONS

• CO-carbon monoxide• SO2-sulphur dioxide• Nitrogen oxides• O3 – ozone• PM10 - suspended particulate matters in

air with size below 10 microns• BTX

Environmental

parameters

• Wind velocity• Wind direction• Temperature• Humidity• Pressure• Global radiation

Meteorological

parameters

STATE AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM

THERMO Electron CorporationMeasuring 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

HIGH AND LOW VOLUME SAMPLERS

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.

• Monitoring stations

Central station

• Data validation

Database

• Data analyses• Data

correction

Data processing

• Daily report• Monthly report• Annual report• Assessment

report

Reports

DATA COLLECTION, VALIDATION AND PROCESSING

CENTRAL STATION

CAS (Central Acquisition system)• Win central

• SQL View

• ISO gen

• Collector

DATA VALIDATION

• Database based on MS SQL Server 2000• User interface on macedonian language • Used as an application for air quality data management• It possesses a function for import of air quality data from

automatic station• It possesses a function for export of validated air quality data for

further treatment• The source code is not available

DATA PROCESSING

REPORTS

Daily reports- State inspectorate of environment- City center for information and warning- City of Skopje – Unit for environment

Monthly report- Hydro meteorological administration- Republic institute for health protection- Institutes for health protection- Municipalities

Annual reportPreliminary assessment report

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) • Near real time reporting for Ozone

INTERNATIONAL REPORTING

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

ZoneInhabitan

ts SO2 SO2 NO2 NOx PM10 CO Ozonehealt

hecosyste

mhealt

hecosyste

m

Skopje 578 144 2 0 2 0 2 2 2

Eastern 680 596 2 1 2 1 2 2 2

Western 763 807 3 3 3 3 2

Total 7 1 7 1 7 7 6

MINIMUM NUMBER OF STATIONS PER ZONES AND AGGLOMERATION

Twining project “Strengthening the central and local level capacities for environmental management in the area of air quality” MS countries: Finland, Austria and Italy Duration 2 years: September 2010 – September 2012• Improvement of air quality assessment

• Introduction of dispersion modeling

• Preparation for accreditation of calibration laboratory

• Establishment of air quality information system

• Preparation of pilot action plan and program for air quality protection for city of Bitola

TWINING PROJECT

Regular service and maintenance of the monitoring stations

Problem with realization of procurement of spare parts, calibration gas bottles

Lack of employees

OVERALL PROBLEMS

Preparing the accreditation of calibration laboratory

The SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) concerning all the relevant activities of the Calibration laboratory should be in use

Adopt the QA/QC procedure in full operation Build up the uncertainty budget for the air

quality measurements Revision of the SAQMS according to the

requirements of the CAFÉ directive

FUTURE STEPS

Procurement of new Air quality information system• Automatic data validation• Data correction according to calibration

Development of the air quality web portal• Air quality data in real time

FUTURE STEPS

Training for implementation of QA/QC procedures in calibration laboratory

Support in further implementation of the CAFÉ directive• Determination of the chemical composition of PM2.5

at rural site• Air quality data analysis and source apportionment

studies Financial support for participation to the inter-

comparison exercises organized by EC/JRC and by WHO

Financial support for participation to the meetings of AQUILA group

WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT DO WE EXPECT?

Thank you very much for your

attention