FE217 7th annual report 1998: UN ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

International Cooperative Programme on Integrated Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Ecosystems

Sirpa Kleemola and Martin Forsius (eds), 1998

Finnish Environment 217, international cooperation, p. 44.
URN:ISBN:9521103019. The publication is available only in printed form ISBN 952-11-0301-9.

Abstract

The Integrated Monitoring Programme (ICP IM) is art of the Effects Monitoring Strategy under the UN ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The main aim of ICP IM is to provide a framework to observe and understand the complex changes occuring in the external environment.

This report gives a general overview of the ICP IM activities, and presents results from assessment activities carried out by collaborating institutes and the ICP IM Programme Centre during the programme year 1997/98 including:

• a short status report of the ICP IM activities, content of the IM database, including the contents of the GIS database

• a report on multivariate gradient analysis a h applied to relate chemical and biological observations - results from heavy metal studies at Swedish IM sites

• a short summary of the final results of the EU/LIFE-project 'Development of Assessment and Monitoring Techniques at Integrated Monitoring Sites in Europe'