About Environmental monitoring
Environmental monitoring in the Republic of Kazakhstan includes:
1) monitoring of atmospheric air quality in 70 settlements at 175 observation posts and 15 mobile laboratories;
2) monitoring of surface water quality at 373 sites located at 134 water bodies;
3) monitoring of precipitation quality at 47 weather stations and snow cover at 40 weather stations;
4) determination of the gamma radiation background at 89 weather stations, at 6 manual posts and 9 automatic posts, as well as determination of beta activity at 43 weather stations;
5) determination of the qualitative state of soils at 101 observation points.
6) monitoring of bottom sediments is carried out at 32 water bodies;
7) conducting analyses in 16 chemical analytical laboratories.
In order to further develop monitoring, as well as expand online public access to environmental information, RSE Kazhydromet is working to consolidate the monitoring network (purchase of new stations, modernization of existing stations, etc.) for the quality of atmospheric air in the country's cities.
The collection, processing, analysis and preparation of information from the entire above-mentioned network for government agencies and the public is carried out by the Department of Environmental Monitoring of RSE Kazhydromet.
The Department of Environmental Monitoring consists of 3 Departments:
1. Environmental Monitoring Department;
2. Management of methodological support of the ecological network;
3. Management of surface water data analysis.
The Environmental Monitoring Department collects, processes and analyzes data on the state of atmospheric air, precipitation, snow cover, soil and radiation conditions. The management also ensures the operation of the AirKZ mobile application and interactive maps on atmospheric air quality, soil cover and radiation conditions.
The Surface Water Data Analysis Department collects, processes, and analyzes data on the state of surface water quality in the Republic of Kazakhstan, participates in meetings within the framework of international cooperation, and prepares information on the water quality of transboundary rivers for international information exchange, and provides an interactive map on surface water quality.
The Department of Methodological Support of the ecological network carries out work on methodological support of chemical and analytical laboratories of RSE "Kazhydromet", coordination in the field of accreditation procedures, forms the scientific and methodological base of the ecological network.
