ERACL Theme: Progress Reports



Activities undertaken during the reporting period: The second leg of the At Sea Training Programme covering Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan was planned. Sediment samples from the first leg of the At Sea Training Programme in Azerbaijan and Russia were analysed in the IAEA laboratory in Monaco. A joint questionnaire has been sent to the data users on their monitoring needs, the results of this work together with a review of laboratories will be used in the design of a regional monitoring programme. The regional consultant, Reza Sheikleslami, is undertaking a land-based source assessment of the Iranian coast using the new GWIA adapted WHO methodology. Activities to be undertaken in the next three months: The ERACL Theme will continue analyses of data on contamination levels in the Caspian Sea collected from various international sources and projects, and new data provided by the ASTP Cruise. A third leg of the ASTP is to be planned in conjunction with the oil consortium OKIOC in the northern Kazakh sector of Caspian will be implemented in mid September 2001. A nutrient survey of the Iranian coast is to be planned to begin in summer 2001. A joint UNDP/Tacis full land-based source assessment will be undertaken using the GWIA methodology. The second ERACL workshop will take place May 5^th-7^th in Tehran.		Meeting Reports Technical Publications Up-coming Activities