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Trans-boundary movement of e-waste and the associated contaminants (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls, halogenated flame retardants, metals) has emerged as an important research topic in the last decade. Several monitoring studies published in the peer-reviewed literature have documented elevated levels of various industrial-use organic contaminants (IUOCs) in the atmosphere near known or suspected e-waste receiving and processing sites in Asia. Surprisingly high concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in the atmosphere were also reported offshore of West Africa. Emissions of IUOCs linked to trans-boundary movement of e-waste have implications for chemical fate and exposure at local, regional and global scale. For example, the transfer of e-waste from temperate climates to tropical regions could lead to enhanced emissions simply through temperature-related increases in passive volatilization from open landfill sites. The main objective of this study is to develop emission scenarios for selected IUOCs considering the generation and transport of e-waste and simulate and compare chemical fate and transport using an evaluative modeling approach. All simulations were conducted using BETR-Global 2.0 (https://sites.google.com/site/betrglobal/), a chemical fate model which divides the globe into 288 zones (15o x 15o). This spatial resolution is deemed suitable for assessments at the regional as well as global scale. Breivik et al. (SETAC 2014) present an inventory of the global generation and trans-boundary exports of e-waste towards non-OECD countries, with an emphasis on locations in sub-tropical and tropical regions. This inventory along with the physical-chemical property data of selected IUOCs (e.g., partition coefficients, degradation rate constants) are the key inputs to the model simulations. Model output under various emission scenarios are compared in terms of overall persistence (POV) at the global scale as well as in terms of long-range transport potential (LTRP) at regional and global scale (e.g., atmospheric deposition of IUOCs in remote regions). The model outputs are also used to assess the potential implications for chemical exposure at regional and global scale under the various scenarios.
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This report presents the results from the questionnaires based survey in Wuhan. Within 1086 valid questionnaires collected from the public, the results showed that most participants: 1) are young students with bachelor degree; 2) have basic knowledge about air pollution issues in Wuhan; 3) expressed their willingness to learn more AQ-related knowledge; 4) suggested to strength environmental awareness raising activities in Wuhan; and 5) strongly appeal to the local government to implement actions to improve the air quality.
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The MEMORI project (Grant agreement 265132) was performed in the period 2010-2013. The project was coordinated by NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, and included 14 partners, four subcontractors and an advisory end-user group with 8 members. MEMORI aimed at providing the conservation market with innovative, non-destructive, and early warning technology for easy assessment of environmental impact on indoor cultural heritage. For this purpose, a dosimeter and a portable reader instument were produced. In addition, a new web-based result's and presentation mitigation tool was developed.
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This report is the final version of GMOS Deliverable D 2.5 Final emission data base for regional and global models related to SQ, EXEC, and MFTR emission scenarios.
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The report describes future emission factors under different scenarios.This report is the final version of GMOS Deliverable D 2.3 Report on future emission estimates along the SQ, EXEC, and MFTR scenarios for total mercury and its chemical forms. It presents future global anthropogenic mercury emissions for different scenarios of energy and emission control policy for the reference year 2035.
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Environmental Management Report 2013. NILU OR
One of NILU's main goals is to study the impact of pollution. It is thus very important for the institute to have control of the impact the institute¿s own activities may have on the environment and to reduce the impact as far as possible.
NILU has for many years been working to reduce the impact. In order to take this one step further, it was decided that the institute should restructure the work according to a relevant environmental standard and to seek certification according to the same standard.
The chosen standard is ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use) and NILU achieved certification according to this standard in October 2010. This report summarizes the results of the system.
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Monitoring of greenhouse gases and aerosols at Svalbard and Birkenes in 2012 - Annual report. NILU OR
The report summaries the activities and results of the greenhouse gas monitoring at the Zeppelin and observatory situated on Svalbard in Arctic Norway during the period 2001-2012 and the greenhouse gas monitoring and aerosol observations from Birkenes for 2012.
The monitoring programme is performed by the NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research and funded by the Norwegian Environment Agency and NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research.
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BAPMAN Training Seminar: Advanced air quality management and health impacts. 25 - 30 August 2013. NILU OR
The Bangladesh Air Pollution Management (BAPMAN) project is an institutional-building project where NILU lends the necessary Air Quality Management (AQM) tools and associated training to the Clean Air and Sustainable Environment (CASE) program at the Department of Environment (DoE). The fourth training seminar at NILU for the BAPMAN project occurred in Kjeller, Norway from 25 - 30 August 2013. The seminar contained the following 2 workshops and accompanying goals. 1) Air Quality Management: reviewing AirQUIS and local progress; monitoring data statistics and reporting; emissions/dispersion exercise for Dhaka brick kilns, and scenario-building for future mitigation options; compiling draft reports based on monitoring data and emissions exercise. 2) Health Impacts: understanding health end-points (using Dhaka health data as case example); simple scenario building for effects of potential changes in future concentrations; compiling draft simple report/memo for basic health impacts from PM in Dhaka.
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NILU and GIOS, Poland, are implementing the project "Strengthening the air quality assessment system in Poland, based on Norwegian experience" as part of the programme "Improving Environmental Monitoring and Inspection" within the framework of the European Economic Area 2009-2014.
This report describes the Norwegian emission inventory practices and emission data collection for the purpose of modeling in support of air quality assessment. The report compares and describes differences between the Polish and Norwegian rules and practices for data collection, assessment, and reporting of air pollutant emission.
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