WHO/UNEP GEMS/AIR COUNTRY TWINNING PROGRAM


Please provide inventory of equipment by identifying the manufacturer, make
and model of available air monitors, pollutants monitored, meteorological
equipment, and chemical analysis equipment that would be immediately
available, and potentially available within the next 1 to 3 years.  

This questionnaire is solely for informational purposes to facilitate
arranging successful GEMS/AIR twinning programs, and failure to meet all the
informational requirements does not preclude participation in the twinning
program.

Questions about the air monitoring equipment to be answered by Donor Agency
prior to Donation:

1.  Is the equipment in good working order?  If not, approximate cost of
repair, if known?  If not, what is inoperable and what is needed for
repair?

2.  Is the equipment still supported by original manufacturer?

     Does the manufacturer still make spare parts available for these
instruments and have technical service staff available to trouble shoot by fax, 
if and when operation problems occur?  Is fax support by manufacturers
available outside the U.S.?

3.  Is equipment 110 Volt 60 cycle?

     Is any of the equipment, by chance, 220 Volt 50 cycle?  Most developing
countries have 220 Volt 50 cycle electrical supplies.  This does not
preclude donation of 110 Volt 60 cycle equipment.

     If it is 110 Volt, 60 cycle, can it be converted to 220 Volt, 60 cycle?
 Or, will a transformer be required?

     What are the power requirements for the instruments?

     WHO/UNEP GEMS/AIR will need to evaluate the size of transformers to be
ordered and their cost.  If you know this information, please
include in evaluation.

4.  Would the donating agency be able to provide with this equipment the
following:

     a) the operating manuals, b) the purchase date and repair records, and
c) any spare parts and/or consumables (reagents, strip charts paper, etc...)
for the instrument that the agency has on hand but will no longer have use for?

5.  Could the donating agency provide a list of recommended spare parts and
consumables for one year of continuous operation that WHO GEMS/AIR
should purchase to accompany these instruments?  If the donating agency
could provide that list for each instrument and check off which of
the spare parts and consumables they would be able to supply, then WHO/UNEP
GEMS/AIR would be able to assess what they should purchase to complement what
is already available with the instrument.                      

6.  Could the donating agency provide original shipping crates, if still
available?  Would the donating agency be able to pack equipment for
shipment?  If agency does not have original packaging, can agency
pack equipment and be reimbursed for shipping crate costs?  If original
shipping crates are not available, perhaps WHO/UNEP can arrange for the
shipper to supply crates and pack.  In order to make these arrangements,
please indicate which pieces of equipment lack proper shipping crates.  Any
information provided regarding the size of shipping crate needed for
instruments would be appreciated.

7.  Please provide weight for each piece of equipment.  We realize spare
parts, operating manuals, and the consumables accompanying equipment add to
the weight.

8.  Do you see the possibility in your agency for training staff members of a
recipient country before sending the equipment?  If so, please
describe the type of training.