AC Working Group: Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP): Recent submissions
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Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) Phaseout in the Arctic factsheet
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-07)An Arctic Council project has been initiated to transition from firefighting foam agents currently used to control flammable liquid fires because of concerns with their environmental and occupational health performance to ... -
Circumpolar Local Environmental Observer Network: Full report and Summary for Policymakers
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)The Circumpolar LEO initiative has helped spur steady growth in LEO membership, a significant increase in contributions from observers in the Arctic, and major improvements to the online platform that have strengthened ... -
Mitigation of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants from APG-Flaring
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)The purpose of the Project is to address SLCPs (primarily Black Carbon, Methane and non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds) emissions associated with APG flaring that impact the Arctic Zone environment. -
Kola Waste Project: Cleaning of the Sámi Territory in the Murmansk Region (2018-2020)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)The Saami Council and its member organization and lo-cal partner, OOSMO, have been leading the Kola Waste project since April 2018. The project was supported by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Murmansk Region and ... -
Black Carbon from the Oil and Gas Sector
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)On September 27-28, 2020, the Arctic Council’s Arctic Contamination Action program (ACAP) Working Group held a webinar on Black Carbon and Methane from the Oil and Gas Sector, arranged in cooperation with the Ministry of ... -
Rapid Environmental Assessment Demonstration Project in Russia
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)The Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) is a tool developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for prioritizing pesticide contaminated sites for further interven-tion. The ACAP REA project was ... -
Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP) Factsheet 2021
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Evaluation of Potential Impact of APG Flaring on Arctic Zone Environment
(ACS, 2019)This report summarizes results of Phase 1A of the ACAP project: “Mitigation of Short Lived Climate Pollutants from APG - flaring” The purpose of the Project is to address SLCPs (primarily Black Carbon, Methane and non-methane ... -
Fact Sheet - Establishing a Circumpolar Local Environmental Observer (CLEO) Network 2018 Update
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ACAP Strategy to Address Contamination of the Arctic Environment and its People
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017)ACAP’s mission is to contribute to reduce environmental risks and prevent pollution of the Arctic environment. ACAP acts as a strengthening and supporting mechanism of the Arctic Council to encourage national actions to ... -
Fact Sheet - What are Dioxins?
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet explaining briefly what Dioxins are. -
Fact Sheet - The Tundra Project
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on The Tundra Project. -
Fact Sheet - Renewable Energy Investments in the Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on Renewable Energy Investments in the Arctic. -
Fact Sheet - Arctic Indigenous Community Waste Management
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on Arctic Indigenous Community Waste Management. -
Fact Sheet - Murmansk Bus Company Retrofit Project
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on Murmansk Bus Company Retrofit Project. -
Fact Sheet - Effects of Dioxins on Human Health and the Environment
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on Effects of Dioxins on Human Health and the Environment. -
Fact Sheet - Dioxin Sources and Transport in the Environment
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on Dioxin Sources and Transport in the Environment. -
Fact Sheet - Diesel Black Carbon Emissions in Murmansk
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on Diesel Black Carbon Emissions in Murmansk. -
Fact Sheet - Establishing a Circumpolar Local Environmental Observer (CLEO) Network
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on Establishing a Circumpolar Local Environmental Observer (CLEO) Network. -
Fact Sheet - Black Carbon Circumpolar Best Practices Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05)Fact sheet on the Black Carbon Circumpolar Best Practices Report.
