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4th Mission Report _KE3_Jan –Feb 2013IntroductionFollowing the success of the previous training missions in Eastern Europe, it was decided to continue withthe same approach for the Caucus Countries, viz.: to provide support and training for the laboratories ineach country. This encompassed Activity 1.5 “Support the analytical quality control assurance procedure”and Activity 1.6 “Assess the needs regarding laboratory infrastructure, equipment and training” bydeveloping the internal quality controls and the analysis of organo chlorine pesticides (OCPs) of each ofthe water quality laboratories. In addition the mission included the KE3’s input for the delineation ofwater bodies activity 2.2.The mission starting on 27th January and completed on 23rd February accordingto the operational plan is shown in Appendix 3.The tasks included visiting the three beneficiary countries to submit the following:1) Intensive training on the application of internal quality controls.2) Investigate the current methods and provide training for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs).3) Further discuss the water laboratories’ capabilities of sampling, analyzing benthic macroinvertebratesand their training needs.4) Assist each laboratory with their own analytical problems that could affect their analysis for theProject.5) Submit a formal regional training course on International Accreditation and Quality Control in Tbilisi.6) Submit extra local training workshops in each country tailored for their individual requirements.7) In addition to the laboratory inputs the KE3 worked with KE2, KE4 &KE5 on the delineation of waterbodies in the three countries for Activity 2.2.Also the KE3 attended a Team Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria from 28th to 29th January 2013.1. ARMENIA (11TH -17TH FEBRUARY 2013)National Monitoring Laboratories’ TrainingEnvironmental Impact Monitoring Centre (EIMC), Ministry of Natural Protection, YerevanThe KE3 worked exclusively with the “Environmental Impact Monitoring Centre” (EIMC) under theMinistry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia and the work was facilitated by the following:Seyran Minasyan, Deputy Director of Environmental Impact Monitoring Centre (EIMC), Ministry of NaturalProtection,Vahagn Tonoyan, Project Country Water Management Expert,Vladimir Ter- Ghazaryan, Translator.Chromatography DepartmentThe Deputy Director, Seyran Minasyan requested that the work should be focused on theChromatography Department, and included training the following analysts:Arpine Hovhannisyan,Ani Varagyan ,Nune Nersisyan,Levon Ghurkasyan,Ruzanna Andreasyan.The chromatographic equipment was comprehensive, consisting of four GLCs including a Varian with anECD, Agilent 5975 with MS, Ubet 500 with FID and a new Perkin Elmer Clarius 400 also with FID. However,Page 3 of 36