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PM2.5 (10 μg/m3 annual mean 25 μg/m3 24-hour mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
PM10 (20 μg/m3 annual mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
- Compliant with WHO guideline
- Weaker than WHO guideline
PM10 (50 μg/m3 24-hour mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
- Compliant with WHO guideline
- Weaker than WHO guideline
Ozone (100 μg/m3 8-hour mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
- Compliant with WHO guideline
- Weaker than WHO guideline
NO2 (40 μg/m3 annual mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
- Compliant with WHO guideline
- Weaker than WHO guideline
NO2 (200 μg/m3 1-hour mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
- Compliant with WHO guideline
- Weaker than WHO guideline
SO2 (20 μg/m3 24-hour mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
- Compliant with WHO guideline
- Weaker than WHO guideline
SO2 (500 μg/m3 10-minute mean)
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
- Compliant with WHO guideline
- Weaker than WHO guideline
Newly acknowledged pollutants
The WHO Air quality guidelines are a set of evidence-based recommendations of limit values for specific air pollutants developed to help countries achieve air quality that protects public health. The first release of the guidelines was in 1987. Since then, several updated versions have appeared. This toolkit currently assesses countries against the 2005 guideline values (see here). The guidelines were updated more recently in 2021 (see here) and the legislation and policies presented in this toolkit will in the future be reassessed against these updated values.
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Legislation

| 2017 |

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Decree on the National Environmental Standard No. 0832/MONRE, 2015

Keywords

Permitting, Pollutants, Legislation, Air quality monitoring, Nitrogen monoxide, Inspection

Regulation

| 2017 |

North Macedonia

Decree amending and supplementing the Decree on limit values for levels and types of pollutants in ambient air and alert thresholds, deadlines for reaching limit values, tolerance margins for limit value, target values and long-term goals.

This amending Regulation establishes new criteria for managing air quality, focusing on alarm and information thresholds for PM10 concentrations. It introduces a definition of "stable weather conditions," updates section titles to address thresholds and deadlines, and mandates alerts when PM10 levels exceed limits for two consecutive days during stable weather. Emphasis is placed on systematic...

Keywords

Concentration-based standards, PM10, Concentrations, Alert thresholds, Pollutants, Ambient air, Future standards, Legislation, Air quality, Air quality monitoring

Regulation

| 2017 |

Oman

Ministerial Decree No. 41/2017 issuing the Air Quality Regulation.

This Resolution aims at issuing the Air quality Regulation of Oman for the owners of, or any responsible person for, a source of pollution or work area. The Regulation consists of 9 articles. It prohibits causing or leaving air pollutants exceeding the limits specified in the table attached to the Regulation (art.2). It is mandatory to establish a monitoring station according to some...

Keywords

Air quality, Legislation

Regulation

| 2017 |

Peru

Decreto Supremo Nº 003-2017-MINAM ─ Aprueba Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA) para Aire.

El presente Decreto Supremo aprueba los Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA) para Aire, como referente obligatorio para el diseño y aplicación de los instrumentos de gestión ambiental a cargo de los titulares de actividades productivas, extractivas y de servicios; así como para aquellos parámetros que caracterizan las emisiones de las actividades productivas, extractivas y de servicios. El...

Keywords

PM10, Benzene, Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5, Carbon monoxide

Legislation | 2016 |

Australia

National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure

Australia National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure Measure ENVIRONMENT-PROTECTION-AMBIENT-AIR-QUALITY of 2016 Commenced [This is the version of this document at 18 May 2021.] Part 1 – Preliminary 1 Citation This Measure may be cited as the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure. 2 Definitions (1) This section defines particular words and expressions used...

Regulation

| 2016 |

Belarus

Decree No. 113 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the Regulation on maximum allowable concentration limits of pollutants and relatively safe level of hazardous substances in the atmospheric air of public recreational areas.

This Decree establishes maximum allowable concentration limits of pollutants and relatively safe level of hazardous substances in the atmospheric air of public recreational areas, including emissions.

Keywords

Nitrogen monoxide, Public health, Concentrations, Legislation, Sulphur dioxide, Concentration-based standards, Pollutants, Nitrogen dioxide

Regulation

| 2016 |

Estonia

Regulation No. 75 of 2016 of Minister of the Environment of Estonia on the air quality limit values and target values, other air quality limit values and air quality assessment limits

This Regulation provides for air quality limit values; the rate of exceeding the permissible air quality limit value; air quality target values; the number of permitted exceedances of the air quality limit value and target value per calendar year; critical level of air quality; air quality alert level; the level of air quality information and the long-term objective; air quality assessment limits...

Keywords

Air quality, PM2.5, Concentration-based standards, Future standards, Legislation, Concentrations, PM10, Nitrogen dioxide, Sulphur dioxide, Benzene, Allowed exceedances, Permitting, Carbon monoxide, Ammonia, Nitrogen oxides

Regulation

| 2016 |

Iceland

Regulation on sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen oxides, benzene, carbon dioxide, particulate matter and lead in the atmosphere, the concentration of ozone at the earth's surface and on information to the public.

Keywords

Legislation, PM10, PM2.5, Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Benzene, Particulate matter, Air quality monitoring, Concentrations, Ambient air, Ozone, Air quality, Nitrogen monoxide, Carbon monoxide

Legislation

| 2016 |

Turkmenistan

Law “On protection of the atmospheric air”.

This Law sets forth legal and organizational grounds for protection of the atmospheric air against emissions of pollutants and ensuring environmental security and prevention of negative impact of economic activities on human health and environments. Atmospheric air protection shall be based upon the following principles: (a) ensuring the right to favorable environment and public health protection...

Keywords

Air pollution, Pollutants, Legislation, Public health, Air quality monitoring

Legislation

| 2015 |

Albania

Decision of Council of Ministers No. 352/2015 “For the assessment of ambient air quality and requirements for certain pollutants related with it, fully approximate Directive 2004/107/EC”

Keywords

Ambient air, PM10, Air quality, PM2.5, Zones, Zoning, Pollutants, Particulate matter, Nitrogen dioxide, Concentration-based standards, Nitrogen monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Benzo(a)pyrene, Elemental carbon, Organic carbon, Ozone

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Ambient Air Quality Standards

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Legal coordination of policy to achieve AAQS

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