SITE VISIT OBJECTIVES
Present the activities carried out by the Venice Provincial Department of ARPAV in the field of air quality monitoring both in urban and industrial areas.

INSTITUTION PROFILE
The Law 61 of 1994 entrusted environmental prevention and control duties to the relevant "Regional Agencies" which became the centres deputised for environmental vigilance and control in local areas.
The Veneto Agency, ARPAV, was established by Regional Law n. 32 of October 18, 1996 and became operative on October 3, 1997. The agency pursues two closely connected objectives: protection, through environmental controls safeguarding population health and territorial safety; prevention, through research, training, information and environmental education. It operates on the basis of three-year plans and an annual program.

The tasks of the Air Observatory include:

• air quality monitoring in the Veneto region
• cooperation with public institutions in territorial planning for protection and improvement of air quality
• control of the interventions effectiveness