Environmental Centre of Kozani

The Environmental Centre as the

Strategic Partner of
Environmental Management in
the Region of
Western Macedonia
Stamatis Zoras, BSc, MSc, Ph.D
General Director
 Action Axes

1. Establishment of Environmental Centre as recognized

partner of environmental management in the region
2. Operational utilization coupled with completed results
and a comprehensive environmental database
3. Environmental education and active participation in the
regional problems
4. KEPE as the base reference by citizens, researchers
and institutions
 1. Establishment of Environmental Centre as
recognized partner of environmental
management in the region

ƒ Institution Reliability Establishment regarding the

regional environmental problems
ƒ Institution Confidence Establishment of the
citizens
ƒ Quantification of results
ƒ Regional Environmental Problems consolidation
as the starting line in their treatment and
resolution
2. Operationalutilization coupled with
completed results and a
comprehensive environmental
database
ƒ Subscription in the operation of environmental
works and projects from institutions and
administration without project overlapping and
resources loss
e.g. crises management plan
ƒ Outputs easily accessible to citizens
ƒ Investigation of new environmental problems
 3. Environmental education and
active participation in the
regional problems
ƒ Presentation of Environmental Centre’s activities
in the youth of the region for the development of
awareness and confidence establishment
ƒ Informing citizens, schools and institutions of
KEPE’s activities
ƒ KEPE update about citizens, schools and
institutions
ƒ Development of new Initiatives e.g. atmospheric
quality monitoring
 4. KEPE as the base reference by
citizens, researchers and
institutions
ƒ Data Collection and development of
comprehensive database per sector:
1. Radioactivity
2. Water
3. Air
4. Epidemic studies (KEPE has been granted a
comprehensive epidemic study)
5. Activities of every environmental related institution
and administration
 WATER

Full equipped Chemical Analysis Laboratory, for monitoring water quality,

according to ISO 17025 for Laboratories.

9Control of potable water quality to over 30 municipalities and a large number

of private enterprises
 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer ZEEnit 700 with flame, graphite oven and
hydride with the ability of analysing 20 different heavy metals (K, Na, Ca, Cr,
Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Ag, Mg, Pb (I, II), Sb, As, Ba, Cd, Se, HG)
Western Macedonia Atmospheric Quality Information and
Management System
 Prospective of the System

¾ Forecast of pollution episodes and reception of necessary measures

¾ Graded access in processed data
¾ Distribution of information through mobile telephony, information
kiosks, automatic telephone centre.
¾ Installation and monitoring of on line measurement stations of
atmospheric pollution
¾ Installation and monitoring of on line measurement stations of water
quality
 4. KEPE as the base reference by
citizens, researchers and
institutions
ƒ Planning of environmental projects without
project overlapping
ƒ Targeted deliverables specifically for the
region so as to increase the quality of results
towards the population
ƒ Studies for succeeding regional sustainable
development e.g. new structural planning
 The strategic axes of KEPE will contribute in the
following questions

9KEPE as an institution of action and coordination

9Integrated projects and applications

9Planning of an integrated system of crises management

9Investigation of the real environmental situation by coupled time series

measurements and epidemiological studies

9Collaborations and common actions

9Independent Monitoring and management of environmental issues for the

local population
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