NILU AQM training experience

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NILU AQM training experience
Steinar Larssen and Bjarne Sivertsen Norwegian
Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- NILU
One of the largest institutes in Europe
specialising in research and services on all
aspects of Air Pollution on all scales
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Air Quality Management Components
AQM-programme AQM-system AQM-plan
Socio-economic factors

• Urbanisation
• Transport industry
• The Climate Change threat

Policy
Tools
Legislation

• Monitoring
• Integrated modelling
• Scenario building
• Validate change

Environment

• Emissions
• Air quality
• Impact

Awareness Raising Stakeholder participation
Action Plan
Enforcement
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Identify actions to improve air quality
AQMS main objective
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Integrated energy and air quality management is
needed

• At this stage in time, when we are faced both
  with climate change and air pollution challenges,
• we must identify and implement policies and
  technologies that act on both problem areas
• and develop integrated cost-effective strategies

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Integrated energy and air quality management

• Implement measures that reduce both green house
  gas (GHG) emissions and local air pollutants at
  the same time- analyse and use the co-benefits
  of control measures
• Examples of measures with strong co-benefits-
  clean energy (cleaner coal, renewables,..)-
  energy efficiency- fuel switching in industry
  and transport sectors- etc, etc.

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Concept of co-control

• Objective to maximize net benefits (benefits
  minus control costs)
• Total Cost of all control measures
• Benefits of both air pollution and GHGs as well
  as other benefits
• Target both local pollutants and GHGs
• Ways to actively control both GHGs and local
  pollutants together
• Dimensions technology, project, program, policy
  etc

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Strategy Planning
Optimal Abatement Strategy
Prioritise actions to improve air quality and
reduce GHG emissions
most cost-effective options
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Impact Pathway Approach
The complete integrated analyses
Identify sources Emission inventory
Meteorological data Dispersion and turbulence
Dispersion modelling SO2, NOx, PM
Concentrations, Exposure
modelling
Exposure/response functions
Effect / cost data
Optimised plan
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AQ Management Model Concept
GHG
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Air Pollution Modelling
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Development of Air Quality Management Strategy
Plan
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Sources
Assessment
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Monitor
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Exposure
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Source - exposure
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Contributions to exposure
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Damage
Control
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Control options
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Cost - benefit
Masterplan
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Control strategy
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Investment plan
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Develop institutions
Surveillance and enforcement
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AQ Information System
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Necessary tools to do Air Quality Management

• Monitoring -network design, network operation
  - QAQC / reference laboratory, audits -
  data acquisition / data base - data
  presentation / statistics,
• Information - data dissemination / web pages
• Forecasting - tomorrows air quality
• AQM strategy development - integrated AQM
  system - emissions inventory, modelling -
  exposure / health effects - scenarios
  baseline / control scenarios - cost analysis,
  strategy formulations
• Implementation of action plans and strategies

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The elements of an AQMS
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The AirQUIS software products
AirQUIS??????
NILUs AirQUIS product line provides support for
state of the art professional management of air
quality by governments or industry????????AirQUIS
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of scientific research and management support for
governments and industries world wide.
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www.airquis.com
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NILU training modules

• Understanding Air Quality
• Monitoring programme design
• QA/QC system
• AQ data assessment
• Air Quality Management
• AQM system - AirQUIS

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Technical Training courses

• The Air QUIS modules
• AQ monitoring design,data retrieval, QA/QC,
  statistics
• Emission inventories
• AQ modelling
• Abatement strategies
• A.Q. information systems
• Online data
• Internet applications

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NILU training experiences

• Performed for various clients
• World Health Organisation
• World Bank
• Clean Air for Asia, training programme
• National authorities
• Linked to project developments

• Often based on training needs assessment
• Includes basic training and expert training
• Handouts and material supported
• AQMS followed by hands-on training

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Training programmes carried out
Related to project developments (examples)

• Egypt, national monitoring programme (EEAA)
• Guangzhou, China
• Yantai, China
• Ho Chi Minh City (HEPA), Vietnam
• Durban, South Africa
• Shanxi Province, China
• Dakar, Senegal
• Abu Dhabi, UAR
• other city and national government experts

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Features of the AQM training programmes, and
topics dealt with

• Integrated AQMS
• For decision makers
• For technical staff
• User friendly Planning tool
• On-line information
• Data dissemination
• Air Quality forecasts
• Best solutions
• Cost-effective options
• Optimal abatement scenarios
• Sustainable development

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An example of results of an AQM training
programme in ChinaShanxi Air Pollution
Management projectMaster Plan development

• A Sino-Norwegian cooperation project
• implemented during 2001-2005 by the Shanxi
  Environment Information Centre (SEIC) and the
  Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) with
  partners
• funded by Shanxi Provincial Government and
  Norwegian Development Agency (NORAD)

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Shanxi Province, and the investigated cities

• The project mainly focus on 3 pilot cities
  Taiyuan, Datong and Yangquan.

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SO2 modelling example in Taiyuan
Isolines of SO2 concentrations, average over the
heating season
60-80
200-300
2015 with full set of control scenarios
Base-case 2000
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Cost benefit analysis
A comparison of cost-benefit of various control
options for SO2 and TSP in Taiyuan
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Prioritized control scenarios
According to the cost-benefit analysis, the
resulting ranking of the emission control
scenarios is

• District heating
• Natural gas utilization
• Clean coal technologies
• Implementation of productivity policies
• Dust control
• Improved desulfurization in power plants

However, the implementation of the state
productivity policies is mandatory without
preconditions, therefore with the priority over
others.
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Summarising

• Air Quality Management is string of activities,
  - usually starting with high quality monitoring,
  and - ending with implementation of strategies
  to- actually improve the air quality
  cost-effectively
• A successful training programme must include
  modules dealing with all these aspects
• Successful AQM requires an - integrated AQM
  approach and- a technical system for integrating
  the multitude of tasks - an AQM software
  system

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Thank you
www.nilu.no
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The Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP)
Take into account

• Existing Air Quality status, identify the
  problems
• Operational and functional structure requirements
• Source identification through emission
  inventories
• Implementable source reduction alternatives
• Mechanisms for facilitating interdepartmental
  cooperation
• Institutional building and training requirements

AQM System