Strengthening environmental control in Turkey, reinforcing the National Reference Laboratory of Golbasi
- Turkey is revising its national environmental policies to be in line with European environmental legislation and standards. The Turkish Parliament is considering a number of measures that need to be taken in respect of, amongst others, air and water quality.
- A financing agreement was signed between the European Community and Turkey in 1990, providing €2.5 million towards the establishment of an environmental reference laboratory.
- National funding constraints have, however, hindered the laboratory’s effective functioning at a national level.
- Furthermore, there is little cooperation between the various regional structures in place
| Project number |
LIFE00 TCY/TR/010 |
| Subject(s) |
TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES
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| Acronym |
LIFE |
| Geographical coverage |
Turkey |
| Budget (in €) |
532000 |
| Programme |
LIFE |
| Web site |
http://smap.ewindows.eu.org/fol120392/prj703981 |
| Objectives |
- The overall objective of the project is to contribute to sustainable
development in Turkey . The project aims to promote a comprehensive
national Air and Water Quality Control Programme to identify pollution
sources and develop pollution prevention and control actions in
Turkey.
- In particular, this should be achieved by strengthening the technical and
operational functioning of the Golbasi National Reference Laboratory (NRL)
so that it can fulfil its intended function of providing regular and
frequent monitoring and control of water and air quality throughout
Turkey.
- Specifically, the project aims to:
* Audit the existing Gölbaşı National Reference Laboratory
structures;
* Review the laboratory’s organisation;
* Introduce Quality Assurance ISO 9000;
* Revise standards for water pollution analytical methods;
* Develop a national control network for water pollution;
* Organise a national water quality mapping system;
* Create national calibration references for air monitors in relation to EU
standards;
* Transfer methodologies in the measurement of traffic pollution; and
* Disseminate project results |
| Period |
[01/02/2002 - 01/02/2005]
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