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Viewing cable 07BUCHAREST216, ROMANIA: INDOOR AIR POLLUTION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BUCHAREST216 2007-02-27 08:56 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bucharest
VZCZCXYZ0020
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBM #0216 0580856
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 270856Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6126
UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000216 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE - AJENSEN, OES/IHA - DWILUSZ 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD EAID OECD RO
SUBJECT: ROMANIA: INDOOR AIR POLLUTION 
 
REF: STATE 192623 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 
 
1.  (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy contacted GOR officials in the Ministries 
of Environment and Health as well as representatives of NGOs, and 
found them somewhat unprepared to discuss the questions of Romanian 
indoor air pollution (IAP).  The issue is just beginning to appear 
on Romania's agenda due in large part to its recent EU accession. 
END SUMMARY. 
 
2. (SBU) Post has transmitted Reftel points to Attila Korodi, 
Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment and Water 
 
SIPDIS 
Management (MEWM) and to the Bucharest Institute for Public Health 
(IPH) under the Ministry of Health.  Post notes that it has been 
difficult to identify interlocutors for discussing indoor air 
pollution, indicating a current low level of interest among GOR 
officials. 
 
3. (U) The Ministry of Health is the government institution charged 
with monitoring indoor air pollution.  It has set up a task force to 
deal with the IAP issue, with the Bucharest IPH taking the lead. 
Dr. Doina Lupuleasa is the chief of the IPH Habitat Department 
dealing with housing air pollution, Dr. Emilia Niciu is the Head of 
the IPH department covering the relationship between environment and 
health, and Mihaela Vasilescu is the Head of the IPH Water 
Laboratory.  The Health Ministry is cooperating with the Ministry of 
Labor, Social Solidarity and Family on occupational exposure issues. 
 
 
4. (SBU) IAP reduction is just now becoming a priority for the GOR, 
and has been included in its national plan and strategies. This is 
mostly due to Romania's recent EU accession on January 1, 2007, 
which focused attention on environmental policy after many years of 
neglect. Romania now reports periodically on its progress on the EU 
Regional Priority Goal III on air quality priorities.  There have 
been some ineffective attempts to assess indoor air pollution and 
the GOR has mentioned the need to develop national indoor air 
pollution guidelines or norms.  The Institute for Public Health has 
proposed a project, subject for approval at present, for indoor air 
quality as part of the National Environment and Health Program of 
the Ministry of Health. 
 
5. (U) Currently, the GOR's main priorities linked to IAP are: 
-- Strengthening and updating the ability to monitor health effects 
in relation to environmental risks, including outdoor and indoor air 
quality. MEWM is responsible for monitoring outdoor air quality, 
while the Health Ministry is responsible for monitoring indoor air 
quality and its effects on the human life. 
-- Enforcing the EU "acquis" requirements on main pollutants and 
their monitoring, as well as updating the monitoring and reporting 
system based on Environment and Health Information Systems in Europe 
(ENHIS) indicators. 
 
6. (U) The Romanian Government has also made some progress on its 
commitment to IAP reduction.  Recently, Romania introduced smoking 
restrictions in restaurants.  The National Consumer Protection 
Authority announced that restaurants must come into compliance with 
EU regulations regarding setting aside an area for smokers.  Those 
which fail to comply will be given fines or may even be closed down. 
 
 
7. (U) The Bucharest Institute of Public Health has a program on 
indoor air quality, aimed at setting up new guidelines for indoor 
air quality, especially for schools, public institutions and 
housing. 
 
8. (U) The main research initiative of the Institute for Public 
Health is the APHEIS (Air Pollution and Health: European Information 
System) city pollution monitoring project.  APHEIS is co-funded by 
the European Commission's Pollution-Related Diseases Program and by 
participating institutions. There are also ongoing projects on 
related health effects and indicators for exposure to lead, benzene, 
PM 10 and PM 2.5.  The Institute began running awareness campaigns 
and advocacy for the rights of children to clean air, and is 
committed to further develop such activities. 
 
9. (U) GOR officials were unaware of the Partnership for Clean 
Indoor Air but showed interest in learning more about this 
organization. 
 
10. (SBU) COMMENT:  Post believes that indoor air pollution is only 
beginning to gain attention in Romania, and that loosely embraced 
rules and legislation will not be enough to effect positive change 
in the short term.  EU membership and continuing sensitization on 
pollution issues, however, will probably serve as catalysts to bring 
Romania along with other EU countries in focusing more on the indoor 
environment.  END COMMENT. 
 
Taubman