Co-operation with international organizations and participation in projects

AMAP

Participation in preparation of the Heavy Metal chapter of the second AMAP Assessment report Modelling results of MSC-E on long-range atmospheric transport of lead within the Northern Hemisphere were submitted and compared with estimates of other models.

Assessment of mercury, PCBs, and g-HCH long-range atmospheric contamination of the Arctic region
This work has been carried out as contribution to the RAIPON/AMAP/GEF project "Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS), Food Security and Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North". The results of this assessment are summarised in the MSC-E report "Assessment of long-range transport of Hg, PCBs and g-HCH to the Russian North".

EU

Participation in EU project "Estimation of willinghess-to-pay to reduce risks of exposure to heavy metals and cost-benefit analysis for reducing heavy metal occurence in Europe".

MSC-E contributed to EU EMECAP project (QLRT-2000-00489) in 2004. A report on modelling of Hg pollution from chlor-alkali plants in Europe was prepared and submitted to NILU.

HELCOM

Evaluation of airborne pollution load of Cd, Hg, Pb and lindane to the Baltic Sea and its catchment area
In the framework of co-operation between HELCOM and EMEP/MSC-E evaluates on the regular basis the atmospheric load of Cd, Hg, Pb, and lindane to the Baltic Sea and its catchment area. The following joint EMEP reports, available on the Internet, contain the contribution of MSC-E related to modelling results for HMs and POPs:

"Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Lindane to the Baltic Sea in 1998"

"Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Lindane to the Baltic Sea in the period 1996 - 2000"

"Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Lindane to the Baltic Sea in 2001"

"Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Lindane to the Baltic Sea in 2002"

"Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Lindane to the Baltic Sea in 2003"

UNEP

Contribution to the UNEP-Chemicals as a member of the Global Mercury Assessment Working Group

Participation in UNEP/GEF Projects "Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances", Regions III (Europe), IV (Mediterranean), VII (Central and North-East Asia)