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The final goal of the EUROWET project is to integrate the substantial multidisciplinary European research in wetlands to help attain the sustainable management of the water cycle. This will be achieved by the translation of state-of-the art science developed at both national and European levels, into practical guidance for end-users. This will be achieved by a comprehensive review, expert assessment and a focussed dissemination strategy. There is considerable scientific knowledge and technical experience gained in diverse aspects of wetland science and management including hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology restoration, socio-economic and policy analysis. However the results of research and management experience are still too fragmentary and not sufficiently orientated to problem-solving or simply inadequately framed to be effectively transferred to, or used by, stakeholders and policy-makers. Simultaneously the general outcome of the scientific research has been increased awareness of the significance of wetlands in delivering goods and services important for human welfare including quality of life, biodiversity conservation and maintenance or enhancement of environment quality. Despite this wetlands continue to be degraded and lost throughout Europe without adequate consideration of the wider benefits to be achieved from this management. The new Water Framework Directive (WFD) promotes a unique opportunity to redress this problem by means of the holistic, integrated approach to water management. There is currently in preparation horizontal guidance on Wetlands as part of the Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) process. There is however work still to be done on providing more specific scientific and technical guidance on the effective implementation of the Directive with respect to wetlands. This is particularly the case in relation to Integrated River Management, the CIS cluster within which wetlands are being considered in the WFD.
Die Immissionsüberwachung wird in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern durch den Betrieb eines landesweiten Luftmessnetzes gewährleistet. Entsprechend bestehender Gesetze werden folgende Aufgaben durchgeführt: -Überwachung von Grenzwerten -Ermittlung der städtischen und ländlichen Hintergrundbelastung -Ermittlung der Belastung an verkehrsbelasteten Standorten -Ermittlung der Belastung im Umfeld von Industriebetrieben und Hafenanlagen -Beobachtung der Langzeitentwicklung -Ermittlung der Ursachen von Grenzwertverletzungen -Uberprüfung der Maßnahmen zur Luftreinhalteplanung -Information der Öffentlichkeit entsprechend der vorgeschriebenen EU-Richtlinien -Datenauswertung und Beurteilung entsprechend der vorgeschriebenen EU-Richtlinien und nationaler Gesetze und Vorschriften -Datenaustausch -besondere Berichtspflichten bestehen gegenüber der EU -Entwicklung von Messtrategien -Einsatz verschiedenster Messverfahren und Kalibriertechniken Die stationären Messstationen sind entsprechend ihres Einsatzzweckes mit verschiedenen Messgeräten ausgestattet, mit denen es möglich ist, die kontinuierliche Überwachung der Luftschadstoffbelastung an Feinstaub (bis1998 Schwebstaub), Stickoxiden, Ozon, Schwefeldioxid und Kohlenmonoxid kontinuierlich zu überwachen, zu erfassen und zeitnah hierüber zu berichten. Für die Ermittlung der Benzolkonzentrationen kommen an drei Standorten Passivsammler zum Einsatz. An einigen der Messstationen wurden darüber hinaus Geräte zur diskontinuierlichen Feinstaubsammlung installiert, um nach Laboranalysen Kenntnisse über die Inhaltsstoffe des Feinstaubs (z. B. PAK und Schwermetalle) zu gewinnen. Diese Daten werden gegenwärtig in 14 vollautomatisch betriebenen Messcontainern an folgenden Standorten gewonnen: verkehrsnah gelegene Messstationen in: Neubrandenburg, Rostock, Schwerin, Stralsund, Wolgast ländlich gelegene Messstationen: Gülzow, Göhlen, Löcknitz, Rostock-Stuthof, Leizen, Garz Messstationen im städtischen Hintergrund: Güstrow, Rostock-Warnemünde. Desweiteren wird ein NH3-Messnetz zur orientierenden Messung betrieben, um die Kenntnisse über die räumliche Variabilität der NH3-Immissonen im ländlichen Raum zu verbessern und damit wichtige Informationen z. B. im Rahmen von Genehmigungsverfahren zu generieren.
Zur EU-Berichterstattung gehören Auswertungen aller gemessenen Luftschadstoffe entsprechend der gültigen EU-Richtlinien, umgesetzt in deutsches Recht in der 39. BImSchV, die auf den 1-Stunden-Mittelwerten aller 14 Messstationen des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern basieren. Hierbei wird zwischen -den verkehrsnah gelegenen Messstandorten Rostock-Holbeinplatz Rostock-Am Strande Neubrandenburg Stralsund-Knieperdamm Schwerin-Obotritenring Wolgast-Oberwallstraße, -den ländlich gelegenen Messstandorten Gülzow Löcknitz Rostock-Stuthof Göhlen Leizen Garz -den Standorte im städtischen Hintergrund Güstrow Rostock-Warnemünde unterschieden.
Das Europäische Umweltbüro EEB und der BUND Sachsen, unterstützt von der Anwaltskanzlei Baumann, haben eine EU-Beschwerde gegen die Bundesrepublik Deutschland bei der EU-Kommission eingereicht. Der Regierung und den Vollzugsbehörden in Sachsen wird vorgeworfen, Vattenfall/EnBW für das Braunkohlekraftwerk Lippendorf eine unberechtigte Ausnahme von strikteren Grenzwerten für Schwefeldioxid gestattet zu haben, welches nicht die Bedingungen der EU-Vorgaben – so die Einschätzung EEB und BUND Sachsen – erfülle. Die Genehmigung seitens der Behörden erlauben Schwefelemissionen bis zu 375 mg/Nm³, die EU-Vorgaben erlauben bis zu maximal 200 mg/Nm³. Das EU-Recht erlaubt eine Abweichung jedoch nur, falls eine technische Begründung der Behörde zuvor übermittelt wird. Diese muss belegen, dass der reguläre Emissionsgrenzwert nicht durchführbar ist. Das EEB und die Anwaltskanzlei Baumann bemängeln, dass keine entsprechende Begründung vorliegt und die Behörde die Sonderverschmutzungsrechte dennoch gestattet hätte.
MODELKEY comprises a mulitdisciplinary approach aiming at developing interlinked and verified predictive modelling tools as well as state-of-the-art effect-assessment and analytical methods generally applicable to European freshwater and marine ecosystems: 1) to assess, forecast, and mitigate the risks of traditional and recently evolving pollutants on fresh water and marine ecosystems and their biodiversity at a river basin and adjacent marine environment scale, 2) to provide early warning strategies on the basis of sub-lethal effects in vitro and in vivo, 3) to provide a better understanding of cause-effect-relationships between changes in biodiversity and the ecological status, as addressed by the Water Framework Directive, and the impact of environmental pollution as causative factor, 4) to provide methods for state-of-the-art risk assessment and decision support systems for the selection of the most efficient management options to prevent effects on biodiversity and to prioritise contamination sources and contaminated sites, 5) to strengthen the scientific knowledge on an European level in the field of impact assessment of environmental pollution on aquatic eco-systems and their biodiversity by extensive training activities and knowledge dissemination to stakeholders and the scientific community. This goal shall be achieved by combining innovative predictive tools for modelling exposure on a river basin scale including the estuary and the coastal zone, for modelling effects on higher levels of biological organisation with powerful assessment tools for the identification of key modes of action, key toxicants and key parameters determining exposure. The developed tools will be verified in case studies representing European key areas including Mediterranean, Western and Central European river basins. An end-user-directed decision support system will be provided for cost-effective tool selection and appropriate risk and site prioritisation.
LEnSE is a research project that responds to the growing need in Europe for assessing a building's sustainability performance. The project draws on the existing knowledge available in Europe on building assessment methodologies. LEnSE aims to develop a truly holistic methodology that addresses the overall, integrating concept of sustainability. The main objective of LEnSE is to develop a methodology for the assessment of the sustainability performance of existing, new and renovated buildings, which is broadly accepted by the European stakeholders involved in sustainable construction. This methodology will allow for future labelling of buildings, in analogy with the Energy Performance Directive. The work should result in increased awareness of the European stakeholders and will allow adequate policy implementation on sustainable construction. The project consists of three main themes. The first theme is the identification and scope of the issues which need to be included in a sustainability assessment. This has to be wide enough to be acceptable and limited enough to be practicable. A broad consensus on these issues will be reached through strategic consultation of the relevant stakeholders. The second theme is the actual development of the assessment methodology. The content of the assessment will be developed for a limited, but representative range of key issues. Guidelines on how to address local variations will be provided. This work will be validated by the development of a prototype tool and tested on case study buildings. The key stakeholders on the European and national level will be highly involved in the development of the methodology, to guarantee a wide acceptance and implementation of the project results. These consultations will include national meetings with stakeholders and trans-national expert workshops. Thematic -stepping stone- publications, will serve as strategic reference and discussion documents for the stakeholder consultation rounds. Prime Contractor: Centre Scientifique et Technique de la Construction; Bruxelles; Belgium.
The scientific evidence base to support credible risk assessment for the design of appropriate microbial standards for bathing waters is insufficient. This is particularly true for Mediterranean waters, for new member states and for effects associated with exposure to toxic algal products. This is a pressing problem as Directive 76/160/EEC is currently in the process of amendment by the EU. It is therefore intended to address three questions, namely: a. What is the nature and level of the risk and how does exposure affect risk? b. What level of protection is afforded by the threshold values in Directive 76/160/EEC and CEC (2004)? c. How do the risks vary between fresh and marine waters and does the 1:2 ratio of the faecal indicator threshold values in coastal waters vs freshwaters ensure a comparable level of protection? In the first 12 months, this proposal will (i) complete a literature review and meta-analysis of current epidemiological data derived principally from UK and German studies, (ii) define data gaps restricting the application of credible health-evidence-based policy to bathing water standards outside these regions and (iii) design and agree a suitable research protocol for filling these data gaps. The second twelve months of research (from month 13 to 24) will (iv) implement this protocol and the project will deliver (v) a scientific report of the findings and detailed policy interpretation before the project end, i.e. 36 months following commencement. Prime Contractor: University Wales, University College Aberystwyth; Aberystwyth; Aberystwyth.
Community Directive 80/779/EEC specifies maximum permissible levels of sulphur dioxide in the ambient air. Intercomparisons organized by DG XI in support of the implementation of this Directive have shown differences in excess of 10 percent between central laboratories and in excess of 30 percent between network monitors. The aim of the project was to improve the analytical technique and agreement between results. STATUS: In the first intercomparison the values obtained ranged from 78 to 94 nmol/mol. In the final stage the sampling procedure had been improved (dead volume minimised, length of sampling line minimised, sufficient equilibration time). All laboratories agreed to within a range of 4 nmol/mol. Prime Contractor: L'Air Liquide Belge, Schelle, BE.
The Commission proposal of Groundwater Directive COM(2003)550 developed under Article 17 of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) sets out criteria for the assessment of the chemical status of groundwater, which is based on existing Community quality standards (nitrates, pesticides and biocides) and on the requirement for Member States to identify pollutants and threshold values that are representative of groundwater bodies found as being at risk, in accordance with the analysis of pressures and impacts carried out under the WFD. In the light of the above, the objectives of BRIDGE are: i) to study and gather scientific outputs which could be used to set out criteria for the assessment of the chemical status of groundwater, ii) to derive a plausible general approach, how to structure relevant criteria appropriately with the aim to set representative groundwater threshold values scientifically sound and defined at national river basin district or groundwater body level, iii) to check the applicability and validity by means of case studies at European scale, iv) to undertake additional research studies to complete the available data, v) and to carry out an environmental impact assessment taking into account the economic and social impacts. The project shall be carried out at European level, involving a range of stakeholders and efficiently linking the scientific and policy-making communities. Considering the requirement of the diary of the Groundwater Daughter Directive proposal, which implies that groundwater pollutants and related threshold values should be identified before December 2005 and listed by June 2006, the duration of the project should be 24 months. In that way the proposed research will contribute to provide research elements that will be indispensable for preparing discussions on further steps of the future Groundwater Directive. Prime Contractor: Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Service Analyse et Caracterisation Minerale, Paris FR