Waste Learn Kepe Presentation (18!05!09)

Environmental Centre of Kozani

The Environmental Centre as the Strategic Partner of Environmental Management in the Region of Western Macedonia Stamatis Zoras, BSc, MSc, Ph.D General Director

Action Axes

1. Establishment of Environmental Centre as recognized 2. 3. 4.

partner of environmental management in the region Operational utilization coupled with completed results and a comprehensive environmental database Environmental education and active participation in the regional problems KEPE as the base reference by citizens, researchers and institutions

1. Establishment of Environmental Centre as recognized partner of environmental management in the region

ƒ Institution Reliability Establishment regarding the regional environmental problems ƒ Institution Confidence Establishment of the citizens ƒ Quantification of results ƒ Regional Environmental Problems consolidation as the starting line in their treatment and resolution

2. Operational

utilization coupled with completed results and a comprehensive environmental database

ƒ Subscription in the operation of environmental works and projects from institutions and administration without project overlapping and resources loss e.g. crises management plan ƒ Outputs easily accessible to citizens ƒ Investigation of new environmental problems

3. Environmental

education and active participation in the regional problems

ƒ Presentation of Environmental Centre’s activities in the youth of the region for the development of awareness and confidence establishment ƒ Informing citizens, schools and institutions of KEPE’s activities ƒ KEPE update about citizens, schools and institutions ƒ Development of new Initiatives e.g. atmospheric quality monitoring

4. KEPE

as the base reference by citizens, researchers and institutions

ƒ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Data Collection and development of comprehensive database per sector: Radioactivity Water Air Epidemic studies (KEPE has been granted a comprehensive epidemic study) Activities of every environmental related institution and administration

WATER Full equipped Chemical Analysis Laboratory, for monitoring water quality, according to ISO 17025 for Laboratories.

9Control of potable water quality to over 30 municipalities and a large number of private enterprises

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer ZEEnit 700 with flame, graphite oven and hydride with the ability of analysing 20 different heavy metals (K, Na, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Ag, Mg, Pb (I, II), Sb, As, Ba, Cd, Se, HG)

Western Macedonia Atmospheric Quality Information and Management System

Prospective of the System

¾ Forecast of pollution episodes and reception of necessary measures ¾ Graded access in processed data ¾ Distribution of information through mobile telephony, information kiosks, automatic telephone centre. ¾ Installation and monitoring of on line measurement stations of atmospheric pollution ¾ Installation and monitoring of on line measurement stations of water quality

4. KEPE

as the base reference by citizens, researchers and institutions

ƒ Planning of environmental projects without project overlapping ƒ Targeted deliverables specifically for the region so as to increase the quality of results towards the population ƒ Studies for succeeding regional sustainable development e.g. new structural planning

The strategic axes of KEPE will contribute in the following questions 9KEPE as an institution of action and coordination 9Integrated projects and applications 9Planning of an integrated system of crises management 9Investigation of the real environmental situation by coupled time series measurements and epidemiological studies 9Collaborations and common actions 9Independent Monitoring and management of environmental issues for the local population

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