01451nas a2200253   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000900044653002500053653001300078653002300091653002300114653002400137653003800161653002000199653003100219100002400250700002600274245010200300300001000402490000700412520077800419       2012                            d  c201210aEnvironmental safety10alocation10amonitoring network10amonitoring station10apollution detection10aprobability of emission detection10arisk management10aunified information system1 aAlexandr Ryazantsev1 aInna Skarga-Bandurova00aEstablishing an Air Pollution Monitoring Network for Industrial Regions: A Probabilistic Approach  a79-860 v283 a<p>The paper examines the issue of establishing a monitoring network for regions with highly developed industrial infrastructure. The goal is to create a unified information and analytical system that would provide for efficient environmental risk management. These results are part of a multi-year research project pursuing the ultimate goal of enhanced ecological safety in industrialised regions. We build on studies initiated by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research which, however, requires a large number of monitoring stations to measure the flows of pollutants with fine-scale spatial variability. In our approach we emphasise the power of the probabilistic approach to defining the location of monitoring stations and consequent efficient risk management.</p>