Site Visit Objectives:

Present the activities carried out by ARPAV in the field of air pollution source monitoring in industrial areas and the installations of the SIMAGE project.

The SIMAGE project has been promoted and fully granted by the Veneto Region for the accidental pollution prevention and the protection of the Venice Lagoon.
SIMAGE is the acronym for Integrated System for Ambient Monitoring and the manaGement of the industrial risk and accidEnt in the Venice industrial area (Porto Marghera).
The major objective of the SIMAGE, in case of an industrial accident, is to guarantee an efficient and fast communication flow, as well as an adequate technical support, to the decision authorities (the Prefect, the City Mayor, etc.).

The SIMAGE includes:
• a 24/7 control room, with industrial risk expert personnel and management software
• a dedicated air quality survey network for:
o real time monitoring
o remote controlled sampler, usually in a stand-by mode, ready for immediate collection of samples in case of need
o internal and external communication systems

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