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T1 Procedures and Methods for Integrated Global Background Monitoring of Environmental Pollution
A1 World Meteorological Organization, 
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Rovinsky, F. Y.
A2 Wiersma, G. B.
K1 pollution
K1 environmental pollution
K1 environmental monitoring
K1 precipitation
K1 atmospheric temperature
K1 aerosol
K1 sulphur dioxide
K1 ozone
K1 nitrogen oxide
K1 lead
K1 cadmium
K1 arsenic
K1 mercury
K1 organochlorine compound
K1 pesticide
K1 chlorohydrocarbon
K1 hydrocarbon
YR 1987
FD 1987
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30582
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30582
NO This report describes procedures and methodological guidance for integrated global background monitoring of environmental pollution within international environmental observation programmes coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme. It outlines the objectives, principles and operational tasks of monitoring systems designed to detect anthropogenic environmental change against natural variability. The document reviews the development of integrated monitoring approaches that measure pollutants and ecological responses across multiple environmental media, including air, precipitation, soils, surface waters and living organisms. It presents criteria for establishing background monitoring stations, guidance for sampling and analytical procedures, and approaches for quality control and statistical processing of monitoring data to support consistent global environmental assessment and data sharing.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 23, 2026