Meteorological Synthesizing Centre - East (MSC-E)
is one of the international research Centres of the EMEP programme operating under the LRTAP Convention of UNECE.
The Centre focuses its efforts on model assessment of the environment pollution with various toxic substances.
Contribution to UNEP Global Mercury Assessment
MSC-E continues cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment). A new Global Mercury Assessment 2018 is now under development in accordance with the request of the UN Environment Governing Council (Decision 27/12). MSC-E takes part in the assessment coordinating work of an international group of experts focused on modelling of mercury pollution on global and regional scales.
Cooperation with Helsinki Commission
In the framework of cooperation with the Helsinki Commission, MSC-E performs regular evaluation of airborne pollution load of HMs and POPs to the Baltic Sea. This work is carried out in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) and is based on the long-term EMEP/HELCOM contract.
In this year activity was focused on the evaluation of Cd, Hg, B(a)P and PCB-153 pollution of the Baltic Sea. Results of the assessment were summarized in the Joint report of the EMEP Centres for HELCOM [Gauss et al., 2018] and presented in the indicator fact sheets.
Case study for Poland
The Centre co-operates with Parties to the Convention in the framework of heavy metal pollution assessment on a country scale. In 2018 a case study for Poland has been completed. An analysis of the country's heavy metals pollution included a model estimate of concentration levels in the air and cadmium deposition with improved spatial resolution, an estimate of national anthropogenic emissions, distribution of Cd deposition sources in various regions of the country, including contributions from different emission sectors. A special attention of the country-scale study for Poland was paid to assessment of heavy metal pollution of cities. Results of the study were published in a special joint MSC-E & IER-NRI & EGAR & CHMI Technical Report 5/2018.
EMEP Status Reports - 2019
MSC-E presentations
5th Joint session of the Working Group on Effects and the Steering Body to EMEP, September, 2019
Assessment of heavy metal pollution within EMEP
Assessment of POP pollution in EMEP region: current progress and further activities
Workshop to Promote the Ratification of Protocols of the UNECE Air Convention with Focus on Countries in the EECCA Region
Model assessment of HM and POP pollution of the EECCA region
Task Force on Measurement and Modelling, May, 2019
Update of MSC-E research activities on POPs. Case study on B(a)P pollution
Research of heavy metal pollution on regional (EMEP) and national (Germany) scales
Joint EMEP SB/WGE Bureaux meeting, March 2019
Heavy metal and POP pollution assessment: Progress and plans
Forthcoming meeting
Benzo(a)pyrene pollution
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MSC-E activity (Case study on Spain and France) |
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Country activities (Italy, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, UK) |
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REACH regulation |
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EEA Report "Air quality in Europe - 2018 report" |
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ETC/ACM Technical Paper 2016 |
| UBA Report 2016 "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
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- Harmful to the Environment! Toxic! Inevitable?" |
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ETC/ACM Report 2015 |
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CHMI Report "Air Pollution in the Czech Republic in 2013" |