Jakob Maag
Environmental analyst and communicator

 

Mr. Jakob Maag is an experienced project manager, scientific analyst and communicator. He has extensive national and international experience with key aspects of the management of hazardous chemicals in society.
He graduated from the Technical university of Denmark as Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1991 with a specialization in environmental chemistry. Since then, he has gained waste practical experience in the field of environmental research, planning and communication as a private consultant serving the major international and regional organisations, national environment authorities and industry, among others.

 

Primary working fields

Integrated review and assessment of priority hazardous chemicals (all key aspects of consumption, releases, impacts, abatement measures and policy options; global reviews of mercury, lead and cadmium)

  • Development of abatement strategies to reduce releases of and adverse impacts from hazardous chemicals
  • Policy development and negotiation facilitation regarding hazardous chemicals management nationally and internationally
  • Planning and execution of targeted risk communication of complex environmental and technical issues to selected target groups (including the wider public)
  • Guideline development for assessment of consumption and releases of priority chemicals
  • Substance flow assessment for hazardous substances ("SFA", "substance flow analysis"; integrated assessment of consumption, releases, exposure)
  • Substitution analysis (impact assessment: applications, technical assessment, economical assessment, environmental risk assessment)
  • Emission inventories
  • Consumption inventories
  • Hazardous waste production forecasts
  • Hazardous waste management
  • Capacity building
  • Life cycle analysis ("LCA")
  • Soil contamination surveys and remediation activities

 

Specific experience with the substances, materials and processes

Among others: Heavy metals (mercury, Hg, lead, Pb, cadmium, Cd, etc.), persistent organic pollutants ("POPs": PCB), brominated flame retardants, phthalates, chlorinated solvents, siloxanes (silicones), ODS (ozone depleting substances), industrial greenhouse gases, other PBTs (persistent bioaccumulative toxics). Forests, wood and wood-processing sector. Paper and paper-manufacturing sector. Printing materials and printing industry. Building industry and building materials.

 

Selected customers and beneficiaries

  • The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP Chemicals)
  • The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The European Commission (DG Environment)
  • The Arctic Council (ACAP)
  • The Nordic Council of Ministers (NMR)
  • The Danish Environment Protection Agency (Danish EPA)
  • Beneficiaries: National environment authorities of The Russian Federation, Estonia, Cambodia, Yemen, the Philippines

 

Selected reports and communication examples:

 

Global reviews of scientific information on lead and cadmium (resp.)

Jakob Maag was project manager, chief editor and first draft author of selected sections. In cooperation with COWI colleagues Carsten Lassen, Erik Hansen, Claus Lübeck Christensen and UNEP chemicals' staff.

Available online from UNEP Chemicals' web page at:

http://www.chem.unep.ch/Pb_and_Cd/Default.htm

 

Global Mercury Assessment

Jakob Maag was project manager, chief editor and main first draft author. In cooperation with Concorde East/West, COWI colleague Frank Stuhr Lauritsen and UNEP chemicals' staff.

Available online from UNEP Chemicals' web page at:

http://www.chem.unep.ch/mercury/

 

International Mercury Conference - How to Reduce Mercury Supply and Demand. Brussels, October 2006

Jakob Maag was responsible for the scientific and political planning of the conference, and drafted conference information documents and the conference report. In cooperation with Ecotech, Brussels.

The conference announcement and report are available online at the European Commission, DG Environment homepage:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/mercury/conference.htm

 

Instrument Mixes Addressing Mercury Emissions to Air

Jakob Maag was first draft author. In cooperation with OECD staff.

Available online from OECD's homepage at (choose publications, search for report title):

http://www.oecd.org/

 

Arctic mercury release inventory

Jakob Maag was main first draft author of this report and other documents developed in the course of this international project. In cooperation with COWI colleague Carsten Lassen.

Available online at Arctic Coincils ACAP web page at:

http://www.acap.arctic-council.org/

 

Mercury substitution priority working list - An input to global considerations on mercury management

Jakob Maag was project manager and main author. In cooperation with Dr. Lars Hylander, Uppsala University and other international mercury experts.

Available online at homepage of the Nordic Council of Ministers at (search title):

http://www.norden.org/pub/

 

Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Mercury Releases

Jakob Maag was project manager, chief editor and main first draft author. In cooperation with COWI colleague Carsten Lassen and UNEP chemicals' staff. Jakob Maag assisted selected countries in preparing national inventories based on the Toolkit.

Available online from UNEP Chemicals web page at (scroll to guidance and toolkits relevant to mercury):

http://www.chem.unep.ch/mercury/

 

Contact

Jakob can be contacted by E-mail: jakob@jakobmaag.dk

 

 

 

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