The fourth regional training on monitoring trans-boundary air
pollution was held at United Nation Environment Program Regional
Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific, Pathumthani, Thailand during 13
to 16 March 2006. The major objectives of the training were to
introduce the Quality Control and Quality Assurance (QA/QC) programme;
and to discuss the issues encountered in operating the monitoring
sites in each country. This regional training program strengthens the
monitoring network based on the common methodologies and standards at
the national level and to exchange the experience in developing
national monitoring stations. The training was organised by UNEP RRC.AP
in collaboration with IVL, SEI and AIT. The program was attended by
laboratory technicians and in charge of Malé Monitoring Stations in
the participating countries as well as the members of Monitoring
Committee (MoC), SEI, IVL, UNEP, and AIT.