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Requirements for the Establishment of Mercury Monitors in Mexico as a Pilot Project Identification of the Technical Design of the Monitoring Pilot Project for Wet Deposition of Mercury in Mexico ANNE M. HANSEN, MANFRED VAN AFFERDEN. General Project Objective - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Requirements for the Requirements for the Establishment of Mercury Establishment of Mercury
Monitors in Mexico as a Pilot Monitors in Mexico as a Pilot ProjectProject
Identification of the Technical Design of Identification of the Technical Design of
the Monitoring Pilot Project for Wet the Monitoring Pilot Project for Wet Deposition of Mercury in MexicoDeposition of Mercury in Mexico
ANNE M. HANSEN, MANFRED VAN AFFERDENANNE M. HANSEN, MANFRED VAN AFFERDEN
General Project ObjectiveGeneral Project Objective
Identify the requirements for the establishment Identify the requirements for the establishment
of of
mercury monitors in Mexico as a pilot project in mercury monitors in Mexico as a pilot project in
collaboration with key agencies in Mexico and collaboration with key agencies in Mexico and
liaising liaising
with appropriate Canadian and US authorities as with appropriate Canadian and US authorities as
well as well as
private sector contractors.private sector contractors.
What is the What is the big idea?big idea?
Extension of Mercury Deposition NetworkExtension of Mercury Deposition Network
Integration of Mexican Integration of Mexican sampling stations into sampling stations into the existing networkthe existing network
Intensification of Intensification of future collaboration in future collaboration in prevention of exposureprevention of exposure
Installation of two wet-deposition Installation of two wet-deposition monitorsmonitors
MDN requires two different instruments for the MDN requires two different instruments for the collection and measurement of precipitation: collection and measurement of precipitation:
An electrically powered collector that An electrically powered collector that automatically automatically collects precipitation samples for mercury collects precipitation samples for mercury analysisanalysis A raingage that mechanically measures and A raingage that mechanically measures and records records the amount of precipitation the amount of precipitation
RaingageCollector
Sample and data handlingSample and data handling
Weekly precipitation samples should be Weekly precipitation samples should be collected every Tuesday and mailed to the collected every Tuesday and mailed to the Mercury Analytical Laboratory at Frontier Mercury Analytical Laboratory at Frontier Geosciences (USA) for analysis by cold vapor Geosciences (USA) for analysis by cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry.atomic fluorescence spectrometry.
The MDN provides data for total mercury, but The MDN provides data for total mercury, but will include methylmercury if desired by a site will include methylmercury if desired by a site sponsor.sponsor.
Field bucket Event recorder trace
Why install Why install mercury mercury
monitors in monitors in Mexico?Mexico?
Deposition of MercuryDeposition of Mercury
General NADP Monitoring ObjectivesGeneral NADP Monitoring Objectives
To characterize geographic patterns and To characterize geographic patterns and temporaltemporal trends in biologically important chemical trends in biologically important chemical deposition.deposition.
To support research activities related to:To support research activities related to:
The productivity of managed and natural The productivity of managed and natural systems; systems;
The chemistry of surface and ground The chemistry of surface and ground waters,waters, including estuaries; including estuaries;
The health of domestic animals, wildlife, The health of domestic animals, wildlife, and fish;and fish;
Human health.Human health.(Dossett and Bowersox, 1999)(Dossett and Bowersox, 1999)
General Mexican ObjectivesGeneral Mexican Objectives
Assess mercury exposure rates to ecosystems Assess mercury exposure rates to ecosystems and human populations through mercury and human populations through mercury wet deposition in Mexico;wet deposition in Mexico;
Evaluate the effects of emissions reduction Evaluate the effects of emissions reduction and control on a long term basis;and control on a long term basis;
Identify main mercury transport routes;Identify main mercury transport routes;
Fulfill international commitments;Fulfill international commitments;
Increase Mexican capacity in the assessment Increase Mexican capacity in the assessment of mercury deposition and effects.of mercury deposition and effects.
Who will be Who will be responsible?responsible?
Responsibilities in MexicoResponsibilities in Mexico
Instituto Mexicano de
Tecnología del Agua
Comisión Nacional del
Agua Instituto
Nacional de Ecología
Procuraduría Federal de
Protección al Ambiente
Comisión Nacional de
Áreas Naturales Protegidas
Comisión Nacional Forestal
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y
Uso de la Biodiversidad
Comisión Intersecretarial
Órgano Descentralizado
Órganos Desconcentrados
Semarnat
Subsecretaría de Planeación
y Política Ambiental
Subsecretaría de Gestión para la protección
ambiental
Subsecretaría de Fomento y Normatividad
Ambiental
Oficialía Mayor Unidad Coordinadora
de Participación Social y
Transparencia
Unidad Coordinadora de Asuntos
Internacionales
Dirección General de Planeación y
Evaluación
Dirección General de Estadística e
Información Ambiental
Dirección General de Política Am-
biental e Integra- ción Regional y
Sectorial
Dirección General de Impacto y
Riesgo Ambiental
Dirección General de Manejo Integral de
Contaminantes
Dirección General de Zona Federal
Marítimo Terrestre y Ambientes
Costeros Dirección General de Vida Silvestre
Dirección General de Federalización y Descentraliza- ción de Servicios Forestales y de
Suelo
Dirección General del Sector Prima-
rio y Recursos Naturales
Renovables
Dirección General de la Industria
Dirección General de Fomento Am- biental del Desa-
rrollo Urbano, Transporte, Ser- vicios y Turismo
Dirección General de Energía y Actividades Extractivas
Dirección General de Recursos
Humanos
Dirección General de Programación,
Organización y Presupuesto
Dirección General de Recursos Materiales, Inmuebles y
Servicios
Dirección General de Informática y
Telecomuni- caciones
Coordinación General de
Comunicación Social
Contraloría Interna
Coordinación General de
Delegaciones
Delegaciones Federales
Centro de Educación y Capacitación
para el Desarrollo
Sustentable
Coordinación General Jurídica
Responsibilities in MexicoResponsibilities in Mexico
The responsibilities of monitoring mercury in The responsibilities of monitoring mercury in wet deposition is not clearly definedwet deposition is not clearly defined
Potential future responsible institutions:Potential future responsible institutions:
Semarnat: Has the principal responsibility Semarnat: Has the principal responsibility
CNA: CNA: National Water Commission National Water Commission National Meteorological Service National Meteorological Service
(SMN) (SMN)
INE: INE: National Institute of EcologyNational Institute of EcologyCENICACENICA
Where to Where to install the install the monitors?monitors?
Automatic Automatic Hydro- Hydro- meteorological meteorological Stations (AHSs) Stations (AHSs)(60)(60)
MeteorologicalMeteorological Observatories Observatories (82)(82)
Strategy of site selectionStrategy of site selection
Far from Mercury point sources in order to Far from Mercury point sources in order to measure measure background levelsbackground levels
On or close to the site of already existing On or close to the site of already existing
meteorological stations or observatoriesmeteorological stations or observatories
(modified according to Bigelow (modified according to Bigelow et al.et al. 2001)2001)
NADP/NTN site selection criteriaNADP/NTN site selection criteria
RegionalRegional
LocalLocal
On-siteOn-site
Specific Mexican Site selection criteriaSpecific Mexican Site selection criteria
Accessibility and infrastructure (courier mail Accessibility and infrastructure (courier mail service, service, electricity, telephone, laboratory)electricity, telephone, laboratory)
An operator lives on or very close to the siteAn operator lives on or very close to the site
Site selection procedureSite selection procedure
11stst step: Application of regional requirements (20 and 50 step: Application of regional requirements (20 and 50 km)km)
From the 142 sites (AHS, MO) 108 stations were From the 142 sites (AHS, MO) 108 stations were excluded excluded
22ndnd step: Application of Mexican requirements (operator) step: Application of Mexican requirements (operator)
From the AHSs only 16 fulfill the condition of potential From the AHSs only 16 fulfill the condition of potential operators operators living close to the site living close to the site
33rdrd step: Application of local and on-site requirements step: Application of local and on-site requirements (telephone)(telephone)
From these 16 sites only 6 do not fulfill these From these 16 sites only 6 do not fulfill these requirements requirements
44thth step: Presence of chemical lab for major ions step: Presence of chemical lab for major ions
Among the final 10 stations, only 4 have a chemical Among the final 10 stations, only 4 have a chemical laboratory laboratory close by close by
55thth step: step:
On-site verification and evaluation of 2 sitesOn-site verification and evaluation of 2 sites
Cd. ConstituciónCd. Constitución
HuejutlaHuejutla
TecamachalcoTecamachalco
Puerto ÁngelPuerto Ángel
Location of the preselected sitesLocation of the preselected sites
On-site evaluation of Huejutla-siteOn-site evaluation of Huejutla-site
On-site evaluation of Puerto Ángel-siteOn-site evaluation of Puerto Ángel-site
Who will Who will participate?participate?
Project CoordinationProject Coordination
Steering CommitteeSteering Committee
NADP, INE, NACEC (Mercury, M&A Task NADP, INE, NACEC (Mercury, M&A Task Forces)Forces)
Technical Project ManagementTechnical Project Management
IMTAIMTA
Equipment and AnalysisEquipment and Analysis
NADP, Frontier Geosciences among othersNADP, Frontier Geosciences among others
On-site InstitutionsOn-site Institutions
Huejutla: Huejutla: SMN-CNA, Instituto Tecnológico SMN-CNA, Instituto Tecnológico
AgropecuarioAgropecuario(operator Biol. Alejandra López Mancilla) (operator Biol. Alejandra López Mancilla)
Cd.Cd.
Puerto Angel: Puerto Angel: SMN-CNA (operator Ing. Ulises López SMN-CNA (operator Ing. Ulises López
Rodríguez) Rodríguez)
Constitución: Constitución: SMN-CNA (operator Javier Martínez SMN-CNA (operator Javier Martínez
Arreola)Arreola)
Tecamachalco: Tecamachalco: SMN-CNA, Universidad Tecnológica SMN-CNA, Universidad Tecnológica (operator M.C. Ofelia Araceli López Mejía) (operator M.C. Ofelia Araceli López Mejía)
Capacity building US / Canadian Capacity building US / Canadian InstitutionsInstitutions
Training courses:Training courses:
On-site: Installation, initial sampling On-site: Installation, initial sampling phase, phase, maintenancemaintenance
US/Canada: Wet deposition, sampling and US/Canada: Wet deposition, sampling and maintenance, interpretation of resultsmaintenance, interpretation of results
US/Canada: Clean - Lab analysisUS/Canada: Clean - Lab analysis
On-site supervision:On-site supervision:
Routine operation and quality controlRoutine operation and quality control
How much How much will it cost?will it cost?
Costs for an extended, subsidized pilot Costs for an extended, subsidized pilot project (US$)project (US$)
EquipmentEquipment 9,1009,100Balance, conductance meter and electrode, pH meter Balance, conductance meter and electrode, pH meter and electrodes, lab-materialand electrodes, lab-material
InstallationInstallation 1212,000,000
Site preparation and modification, platform, shipping, Site preparation and modification, platform, shipping, custom liberationcustom liberation
OperationOperation 38,22038,220
Shipping, personnel, communication, office supply, Shipping, personnel, communication, office supply, maintenance and materialsmaintenance and materials
Capacity buildingCapacity building 16,10016,100
Training courses, on-site supervisionTraining courses, on-site supervision
AnalysisAnalysis 43,68043,680
Mercury (free), methylmercury, major ionsMercury (free), methylmercury, major ions
Technical project managementTechnical project management 67,30067,300
Personnel, per diem, transportation, telephonePersonnel, per diem, transportation, telephone
TotalTotal186,400186,400
When may it When may it start?start?
Steering Steering committcommitt
eeeeIng. Ing. José José Luis Luis Razo Razo QuvedoQuvedo
Ing. Ing. Gloria Gloria HerreraHerrera
Ing. Ing. Ulises Ulises López López RodrígueRodríguezz
Javier Javier MartínMartínez ez ArreolaArreola
M.C. M.C. OfeliaOfeliaAraceli Araceli López López MejíaMejía
Ing. Ing. Ángel Ángel Barrera Barrera MorteoMorteo
Ing. Ing. Orlando Orlando QuinteroQuinteroMartínezMartínez
Biol. Biol. Alejandra Alejandra López López MancillaMancilla
Right now?Right now?
Heavy rainHeavy rain
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