Early Career Group Meetup, Manchester, January 2018

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Air Quality Monitoring for International ESIAs
Jeremy Metcalfe

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About Me/ Why this talk?
•BSc Physical Geography 2008
•MSc Environmental Management
and Sustainable Development 2016
•Stockport Homes
•RSK Environment Limited
•TAV and EACOP ESIAs

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Project Background
Saudi Arabia – Airport
Expansion Project ESIA
Tanzania – East Africa Crude
Oil Pipeline ESIA
•3 separate ESIAs
•Air quality lead for all 3
•Airport Expansion Project
•1 Month of monitoring - 2 visits –
set up/ De-mob
•3 separate ESIAs – Uganda/
Tanzania/ upstream
•Air quality lead for Tanzania
•6 months monitoring
•Training with in country partners and
continued Project Management

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Monitoring – Equipment/ Methods
Spot measurements
Particulate Matter (PM2.5
and PM10)
•TSI Dustrack – with
environmental enclosure
Carbon monoxide/
dioxide
•TSI Q track
Continuous
measurements
NOx and NO2 (New passam
tubes), O3, SO2, VOCs and
H2S
•Diffusion Tubes (Gradko
International)
Lead (Saudi Only)
•Met One E-Sampler (with
filter) – also PM10 continuous

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Monitoring – Equipment/ Methods Cont...

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Monitoring – Equipment/ Methods Cont...

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Challenges
•Planning – date changes/
Unforeseen delays
•Customs – getting equipment
through
•Cultural Differences
•Schedule pressures
•Workload management
(Reporting)
•Managing a project from distance

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Conclusion/ keys to successful projects
•Plan
•Flexible but decisive
in the field
•Know your methods/
equipment
•Organised reporting/
Project Management
•Enjoy the experience

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Q and A