Model assessment of environmental pollution with toxic substances
Meteorological Synthesizing Centre /East (MSC-E) is an International Research Centre hosted by the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Jožef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia). Responsible for model assessment of environmental pollution with heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants for the EMEP Programme of the UNECE Air Convention.
Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI)
European Monitoring and Assessment Programme (EMEP)
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention)
Events
5th Annual Meeting of The Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU)
The fifth Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU) was held in Athens, Greece, from 10 to 12 November 2025. MedGU aims to bring together and represent the Mediterranean geoscience community working across Earth, planetary, and space sciences. Its mission is to strengthen the role of Earth sciences in policy-making, [...]
6th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6)
A representative from the Meteorological Synthesizing Centre - East (MSC-E), Jan Gačnik, together with colleagues from the Department of Environmental Sciences (JSI-O2), participated in the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6). COP-6 was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 3 to 7 November [...]
45th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
The 45th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) was held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 1 to 6 November 2025. The symposium gathered scientists, policymakers, industry representatives, and other stakeholders from around the world to discuss recent advances in POP research, monitoring, and management. The accompanying exhibition area showcased advanced [...]
Information on pollution levels
MSC-E conducts operational modelling of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) contamination and their transboundary transport across countries. Annual status and changes of the pollution are provided through pollution maps, temporal trends, and estimates of transboundary pollution.
Latest Publication
Transboundary pollution by heavy metals and POPs. Joint MSC-E, CEIP and CCC Report
Co-operation with international organizations and programmes
MSC-E collaborates with various international organisations and programmes to enhance research and assessment approaches used by the Centre and to disseminate the scientific knowledge gained through the Air Convention. These international bodies include the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the Stockholm Convention on POPs, the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR), the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), and others.
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Minamata Convention
Stockholm Convention
Stockholm Convention
Helcom
HELCOM
Ospar
OSPAR
Amap
AMAP