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COMMISSION GFTHEEURQPEAN COMMUMTIBS
COM(74)1866 final
Brussels,18November 1974
Proposaifora
COUNCIL DECISION
establishing acommonprocedure forthereciprocal exchange of
information betweenthesurveillance andmonitoring networks
basedondatarelating toatmospheric pollution bysulphur
compounds andsuspended particulates
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
COI<74)1866final

EXPLANA TORYMETTORAIPUH
Theobjectof"thisDecision concerns "the-establishment "bytheMemberStates,
inaccordance withcertainprocedures ,ofaeoTJiranication systemfarreci­
procalexchange ofinformation basedondatacollected bytheregional and
nationalsurveillance andmonitoring networksrelatingtoatmospheric air
pollution bysulphur compounds anasuspended particulates .
ThisDecisionispresented asapartofthePrograjnme ofactionofthe
European Communities ontheenvironment whichmakesprovision fortheex-
chargeofinformation betweensurveillance andmonitoring networks (PartII7
TitleX,Chapter3,Sectionl).
Ofthepollutants inthefirstcategory (Programme ofactionontheenviron­
ment.PartII,TitleI,Chapterl),onlyatmospheric sulphurdioxideand
suspended particulates aresystematically andintensively monitored inall
theMemberStatesoftheEuropean Corjnonity .
Otherpollutants willbeconsidered depending ontheavailability ofdata
andinthelightofexperience gainedintheprocessing ofdatarelatingto
sulphurdioxideandsuspended particulates atCommunity level.
About2500permanent stations and6000randompointsforsulphurdioxide
and2300permanent stations and6COOrandompointsforsuspended partic­
ulatesareknowntoexist.Almostallcitieswithapopulation exceeding
halfamillionarecoveredbymonitoring networks ofvaryingdensities -.
HearlyJC-foofallthecontinuously monitoring stationsarelocatednear
urbanareasorintheneighbourhood ofindustrial installations .
Theanalytical methods mostcommonly usedintheMemberStatesforthe
determination ofatmospheric sulphurdioxidelevelsare:thepara-rosani –
line,hydrogenperoxide ,thorinandStratmann methods,aswellasthetech­
niquesbasedoncoulonetry ,conductimetry,flamephotometry andcolorimetry
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Suspemed paxriculates -aredetermined bygravimetry or "byanalysis of
"black smoke .
Those methods arecurrently under investigation ,with theaidofintereom -
parison programmes ,theobjective being toharmonize measurement results .
Anexchange ofinformation "based onthedata selected "byMember States will
allow characterization ofthepollution levels towhich thepublic inthe
European Community -is-subjected *thevariations Ofthese letfels iniytme and
space ,andtha ."abatement ofpollution asanti-pel lutionpolicies areimpl-emented .
Itwould also beapractical wayofestablishing ,atCommunity level ,how
aneffective atmospheric pollution data surveillance network canbedevel­
oped tomeet thespecific needs oftheEuropean Community inthe field of
environmental protection andtoform anintegral part oftheGlobal Environ­
mental Monitoring System under theEnvironmental Action Programme ofthe •
United nations .
I .
This Decision lays down theconditions fortheselection ofthesites and
data required fortheinformation exchange .Inview oftheabundance and
diversity ofthedata available ,aSelection isessential ifthia hececffeary
information istobesupplied within thelimits ofexisting resources .
Inparticular ,this information will provide basic data fortiepreparation
ofanti–pollution measures atboth Community andnational levels .
This Decision isbased onArticle 235of "theEECTreaty ;inaccordance with
itsprovisions ,therefore ,both theEuropean Parliament andtheEconomic
and Social Committee must beconsulted . ^
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Proposai fora
COUÏÏCIL DECISION
establishing acommonprocedure forthereciprocal exchangeof
information "betweenthesurveil ?anceand.monitoring networks
basedondatarelatingtoatmospheric pollution "bysulphur
compounds andsuspended particulates
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVINGREGARDTOtheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticularArticle 235thereof •
HAVINGREGARD TOtheproposal fromtheCommission ;
HAVING REGARD TOtheOpinionoftheEuropean Parliament :
HAVING REGARDtotheOpinionoftheEconomic andSocialCommittee 5
WHEREAStheProgramme ofActionoftheEuropean Communities ontheEnviron­
ment^''^rcakesprovisionfortheestablishment ofaprocedureforthereci­
procalexchange ofinformation betweenthepollution surveillance and
monitoring networks •
WHEREASthisprocedure isnecessary tocombatpollution andnuisances ,this
beingoneoftheCommunity objectives concerning theimprovement ofthe
qualityoflifeandtopromotethroughout theCommunity aharmonious
development ofecononicactivities andacontinuous andbalanced expansion ,
andwhereasthenecessary powerstothisendarenotprovided bytheTreaty ;
(1)O.J.C112,20.12.1973 ,P.1.
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Whereasthetransport ofpollutants overlongdistances andtheharmfuleffects
oftheircombination necessitate surveillanoe atregional,national,Community
andgloballevels;•
Whereastheexchangeoftheresultsofpollution measurements providesameans j
ofkeepingabreastofimprovements resultingfromnationallegislation orfrom |
thatwhichmaybeintroduced atCommunity level; I
(
Whereastheresultsofpollution measurements constitute essential information
forcarrying outepidemiological surveystoprovideabetterunderstanding of
theharmfuleffectsofpollutants onhealth;
Whereassinceonlysulphurcompounds andsuspended particulates aresystematically
andintensively monitored intheMemberStatesitisnotappropriate toinclude
othersubstances atpresent;
BASADOPTED TKISDECISION :
Article 1
Acommonprocedure shallbeestablished forthereciprocal exchange bythe
surveillance andmonitoring networks ofinformation relatingtoatmospheric
pollution.Thisprocedure shallapplytotheresultsofenvironmental
measurements ofsulphurcompounds andsuspendparticulates .
Article 2
EachMemberStateshall,havingregardtothecriteriasetoutinAnnex1to
thisDecision,selectfromexistingorplannedsamplingand/ormonitoring stations
thosewhicharetosupplythedatafortheexchangeofinformation *Itshall
informtheCommission ofitsselection bymeansoftheformsetoutinAnnex2.
Artide 3
l)Shedailyaveragesforthetwopollutants recordedateachstationshallbe
transmitted monthlybytheMemberStatestotheCommission withinthreemonths
following themeasurements .

Thesedailyaverages,bothforsulphurcompounds a.ndforsuspended
particulates #shall "beexpressedinmicrogrammespercubicmetreofair
atstandard temperature andpressujfi •
2)Each.MemberStateshalldesignatethepersonor"bodyresponsible for
datacollection andtransmission andshall .informtheCommission .
3)TheCommission eferlloaohq;v^rcsst•^ayarc-fos' fcyeachlleaberState
Ml 1"Slia j»k3s5»11alsopie^areg^isnKries
■Miejceofforeirtw&a/iioKamongtheIfeabo?States *,
4)Anannual reportshallbepreparedbytheCommission onthe
basisofthesedata 0fadditional /information providedby
theMemberStates.
Article 4
Annexes 1and2tothisDecision shallformanintegralnartthereof.
Article 5
ThisDecision isaddressed totheMemberStages.
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AEHEEI
1)Theselectionofsamplingand/ormonitoring stationsshall "be"based
mainlyongeographic anddemographic parameters (urbanandruralareas,
sizeofcities,residential orpredominant lyindustrial zones)andon
pollutionlevels(maximum,averageandminimum),
2)Geoj^c^hic^ajr_ddemoffaphiojaramei era
Sixcategories shallbeestablished ;}
–citiesorurbanareaswithmorethan2millioninhabitants ;
–citiesorurbanareashavingbetween 1and2millioninhabitants •
–citiesorurbanareashavingbetween 0=5and1millioninhabitants ;
–citiesorurbanareashavingbetween0.1and0„5millioninhabits ,nts;
–citiesorurbanareaswithlessthan0.1millioninhabitants :
–ruralareas.
EachMemberStateshallspecifyamaximumoffivecitiesorurbanareas
representative ofthedifferent typesofurban:,sation(demographic con­
ditions)andofgeographic regions(topographic andclimaticconditions )
ineachoftheifirstfivecategories Within'eachof1tlrfeefTcdiegcrisbsl.^.
twotypesofzoneshallbeconsidered ?
~residential jiones,including businessdistricts wherethemainstat­
ionarysourceofpollution isheating ;
–prédominant lyindustrial zones.
Thedistinction betweenresidential andpredominantly industrial zones
shallbebased011thetopography andthetypeofactivity ,andnoton
theoriginoftheexisting ormeasuredpollutionl
EachMemberStateshallspecifyamaximumoffiveruralareasinwhich
thepollutants underconsideration aremeasured ,
3)Parametersrelatingtopollutionlevels
Ineachcityorurbanareaforwhichthereisasufficient numberof
representative sites,threesamplingand/ormonitoring stationsshall
bespecified foreachzoneonthebasisofthepollution'' levelsmeasured
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ANNEX 1
-2-
bytheexisting networks ?maximum ,average andmimimum .Thestations
designated must berepresentative oftheconditions obtaining around
thesampling point andnotbeunder thedirect andimmediate influence
ofapollution source .
4)Characteriz ationofthestations
The stations thus selected will serve as"characteristic stations "for
theevaluation ofpollution levels inthevarious regions ofthe
Community .
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AMSX2
Each,stationshall TDQprecisely identified "bythefollowing formof
description . . .
ATHOSPHERIO POLLUTION KOITITORDIG SITE3
Nameofthesite,including municipality andcountry s...
β·β·ο·ο*·«ι«ο·β·.ο ί·0·.·οβοο.··>β
Organisation responsible formeasurements ,including address,tele­
phonenumberandnamecfthepersonresponsible :».«,,,.».
•βι·>«-.-·'· ■;ο« « .οβ.*·ο.·?;>· ν βν·,-β··
Geographis anddemographic parameters .Classify thesiteas01®ofthe
following sixcategories :
citiesorurbanareaswithmorethai2million inhabitants
citiesorurbanareashavingbetween 1and2millioninhabitants
citiesorurbanareashavingbetween0,5and1millioninhabitants
citiesorurbanareashavingbetween0,1and0=5millioninhabitants
citiesorurbanareaswithlessthan0,1millioninhabitants
ruralareas.
Locationofthesamplingsite(e.g.address)s...,,..*....
•«•«•••• .o
industriai j{;commercial orresidential
Crosstheappropriate square.
Notesonthelocationandcharacteristics ofthesite(statingwhether
itispartofanetworkand,ifso,thesamplingheightaboveground,
thedistance fromamainroad,thedistance fromthemainpollution
sourcesetc.1 ^^;»a....«.&>»o» .«.. }«»*« •0C>♦0•i.eO•.•oO4.o0• .••
I0•
Estimated areaofthezoneforwhichthesamplingsiteisrepresen­
tativeofthepollution level:..,.„.,...« ...... ~o0c-«'«rac•os>W0o
Atmospheric pollutants sampled(and/ormonitored onthesite:.
so2□jsuspendedparticulates |j;blacksmokej'~t
Others(givedetails):... ..... .........,<■.,
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-2- ANNEX2
Otitorparameters (jneteurologicaletc.)measuredatthesamesite:.,
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-3- ANfPSX2
Pollutaiït :Suspended particules
Form,Réf.No: ^ .
9.1Sampling méthodeuscd:............. , 0.
10.1Analytical raethodused:
11.1Duration andfrequency cfsampling s
Normaltimeofstartofsampling : ^ «
Normaltimeofendofsampling s................. .
*Burationofeachsampling s.., ^......... c............
12.1Methodandfrequency ofcalibration i....
13.1Datewhenmonitoring ofthispollutant "beganatthissites
*Indicate non-dntegratingcontinuous analjaeshy C
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-h- ANNEX2
Polluiant :Blacksmoke
Form.Réf.ITo.:
9.2Sampling methodsusedJ .»...
10.2Analytical methoduseds.
11.2Duration andfrequency ofsampling :
Normaltimeofstartofsampling 3 .
Normaltimeofendofsampling s
*Duration ofeachsampling :s .
12.2Methodandfrequency ofcalibration :...............
13.2Datewhenmonitoring ofthispollutant beganatthissite:
♦Indicatenon-integrating continuous analises byC
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-5- ANNEX2
Pollutant :SC^
Form.Réf.ÎTo.:ave•.*>•
9.3Sampling methodsused1....... •0• •<
•va.eo
10.3Analytical methodusedt
eoo«03o »9 •-m 9•.•«
11.3Duration andfrequency ofsampling :
Hormal "timeofsta.itofsampling 1....
.Normaltimeofendofsampling s..,.
*Duration ofeachsampling :...........
12.3Meiiiodandfrequency ofcalibration :.•v«6-•1e©
13.3Datewhenmonitoring ofthispollutant beganatthissite:
*Indicatenon-integratingcontinuous aiielyse&by 0
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