About the project
The project will provide a general evaluation of the pollution status for Hg in Guizhou, and assess the impacts in environmental and socio-economic terms. Main mercury releasing sources in the region will be identified, as will their anticipated contributions to elevated concentrations in the environment and damages. Emission and release factors for important sources will be established. A selection of abatement options and their costs will be assessed. Information on sources, their impacts and their estimated damage costs will together with identified reduction options and related costs form the basis for cost benefit considerations of the various abatement policies. This will form recommendations of policies for the Chinese authorities to consider.
Background
The project is funded under an agreement between the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
The Chinese State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), through the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO) is responsible for implementation of the project.
Project leaders for the technical implementation is Tsinghua University and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Participating institutions
Chinese State Environmental Protection Agency
Guizhou Environmental Protection Bureau, , Guiyang
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), Beijing
Guiyang Environmental Monitoring Central Station, Guiyang
Guizhou Institute for Environmental Science and Designing, Guiyang
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo
ECON Center for Economic Analysis, Oslo