§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the definition of(a) media-oriented and (b) source-oriented monitoring as named as an element of the 1997 work programme for the European Environment Agency; what the projects involved are; how much has been allocated to each; and if he will make a statement. [12508]
§ Angela EagleIn the context of the European Environment Agency's work programme, media-oriented monitoring concerns the assessment of the state and trends of the environment by looking at the quality of the various areas of the environment—air, water, nature and soil. Source-oriented monitoring provides an assessment of the pressures on the environment by way of measuring the levels of pollution by source.
The EEA's work programme for 1997 gives an estimated total budget allocation of 2.75 million ecu for the media-oriented monitoring projects, and 800,000 ecu for the source-oriented monitoring projects. The two tables provide a more detailed breakdown by project. A number of UK organisations are partners in some of the consortia carrying out elements of this work programme.
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align="center">Media oriented monitoring. Assessment of the state and trends of the environment Project number Project title Budget 000 ecu MW3 Design of a freshwater monitoring network 540 MW4 European freshwater monitoring network and databases MW5 Water resources evaluation MW6 Information on coastal and marine water quality 340 MW7 Coastal pressure and state indicators MA2 European air quality monitoring network and databases—establishment and maintenance 390 MA3 Harmonisation in the use of models for ambient air quality and pollution dispersion/transport MA4 Ambient noise levels and exposure 50 MN2 State and trends of biodiversity in Europe 590 MN3 Support to NATURA 2000 network MN4 Landcover—ecological monitoring 390 MN5 Forest conditions—monitoring network and databases 60
align="center">Media oriented monitoring. Assessment of the state and trends of the environment Project number Project title Budget 000 ecu MS2 Soil characteristics, monitoring and mapping 390 MS3 Methodologies for inventories of contaminated sites Total 2,750
align="center">Source oriented monitoring. Assessment of pressures Project number Project title Budget 000 ecu SG1 Common tools for emissions and waste integrated inventories 50 SA2 Air emissions inventories '90 and '94 400 SW1 Emissions to water—general approach and assessment DGXI funded SWS2 Waste—pilot projects for further assessments of inventories and analysis of main flows 350 Total 800