Permanent Monitoring Panel -
Pollution
Members of the Panel:
Chairman:
Richard Ragaini (USA)
Members:
Lorne Everett (USA); Sergio Martelluci (Italy); Gennady Palshin
(Ukraine); Vittorio Ragaini (Italy); Majid Hassanizadeh (Netherlands)
Associate Members:
Herman Bouwer (USA); Robert Clark (USA); Arnaldo Longhetto
(Italy); David Rice (USA); Paolo Ricci (USA); Soroosh Sorooshian
(USA); William Sprigg (USA); Albert Tavkhelidze (Georgia)
(Associate Panel Members are a community of scientists who
provide support and expertise for the working of the Permanent Monitoring
Panel.)
Summary of the Emergency
The continuing environmental pollution of earth and the degradation of its
natural resources constitutes one of the most significant planetary emergencies
today. This emergency is so overwhelming and so encompassing, it requires the
greatest possible international East-West and North-South co-operation to
implement effective ongoing remedies.
It is useful to itemise the environmental issues addressed by the Pollution
Permanent Monitoring Panel (PMP) since several PMPs are dealing with other
environmental issues. The Pollution PMP is addressing the following
environmental emergencies:
- Degradation of surface and ground water quality
- Degradation of marine and freshwater ecosystems
- Degradation of urban air quality in large (mega) cities
- Impact of air pollution on ecosystems
Global pollution, including ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect, is
being addressed by other PMPs
Priorities in dealing with the Emergency
The PMP on Pollution will monitor the following priority issues:
- Degradation and clean-up of existing surface and ground-water supplies
from industrial and municipal waste-water pollution, agricultural run-off,
deforestation and military operations.
- Reduction of existing air pollution and resultant health and ecosystem
impacts from long-range transport of pollutants and trans-boundary
pollution.
- Development of technologies for prevention and/or minimization of
future air and water pollution.
- Training scientists and engineers from developing countries to identify,
monitor and clean up pollution.
Furthermore, the PMP will provide an informal channel for experts to exchange
views and make recommendations regarding environmental pollution.
Workshop and Meeting Reports
Irrigation Using Municipal
Wastewater - Working Group Proceedings
August 1998: World Federation of Scientists, Lausanne, Switzerland
(80 pp)
Monitoring Black Sea
Environmental Conditions - Working Group Proceedings
February/March 1999: World Federation of Scientists, Lausanne, Switzerland
(304 pp)
Special Recommendations
See the Statement from the Workshop on
Monitoring Black Sea Environmental Conditions - Erice February/March 1999
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