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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

| 2012 |

Czechia

Air Protection Act No. 201/2012.

This Act defines objectives for ambient air quality: air protection, the prevention of air pollution and reducing the level of pollution in order to reduce the risks to human health caused by air pollution, reduce the level of substances damaging ecosystems and create conditions for the regeneration of the environment affected due to pollution air. This Act implements the relevant European Union...

Keywords

Air pollution, Concentration-based standards, Concentrations, Zoning, Zones, Air quality, Ambient air, PM10, Legislation, Permitting, Particulate matter, Carbon monoxide, PM2.5, Air quality monitoring, Methane, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides

Miscellaneous

| 2012 |

China

Ambient Air Quality Standards (National Standard GB 3095-2012)

This Standard presents requirements for the zoning of ambient air quality function areas, classification of standards, pollution items, data taking time and concentration limits, sampling and analyzing methods and validity of data statistics. It is applicable to the assessment of air quality across China. There are three grades of ambient air quality function areas: Grade I is nature reserves...

Keywords

Ambient air quality standards, Particulate matter, PM10, PM2.5, Ambient air

Regulation

| 2012 |

Montenegro

Regulation determining the type of pollutants, limit values and other air quality standards.

This Regulation defines the types of air pollutants on the territory of Montenegro, limit values and other air quality standards and characteristics, evaluation limits, target values, critical levels and necessary measures aimed to protect human health and life, as well as deadlines for gradual reaching of the limits and target values of air quality and long-term objectives for ozone preservation...

Keywords

Legislation, Pollutants, Concentration-based standards, Air quality standards

Legislation

| 2011 |

Romania

Law No. 104 “On air quality.”

The scope of this Law is to protect human health and the environment as a whole by regulating measures to maintain air quality to meet air quality objectives established by this Law and its improvement. This Law provides for measures at national level regarding: (a) definition and setting ambient air quality targets to avoid and prevent the occurrence of harmful events and reduce their effects on...

Keywords

Air quality, Zones, Zoning, Ambient air, Air pollution, Permitting, Concentrations, Benzo(a)pyrene, Air quality monitoring, Nitrogen monoxide, Pollutants, Carbon monoxide, Best available techniques, Monitoring data, Particulate matter, Air quality plans

Regulation

| 2011 |

Canada

Clean Air Regulation (RRQ, c Q-2, r 4.1).

The present Regulation is made under the Environment Quality Act (R.S.Q. c. Q. 2). In particular, the object of the Regulation is to establish particle and gas emission standards, emission opacity standards, air quality standards and monitoring measures to prevent, eliminate, or reduce the emission of contaminants into the atmosphere. The text consists of 218 sections divided into 7 chapters as...

Keywords

Air pollution, Legislation, Concentration-based standards, Industrial sources, Volatile organic compounds, Concentrations, Fuel burning, Monitoring stations, Point source controls, Nitrogen oxides, Air quality monitoring, Carbon monoxide, Burning, Air quality modelling, Sulphur dioxide, Air quality standards, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Zoning, Permitting, Zones, Ammonia, Benzene, Compliance, Fixed point sources, Waste burning

Regulation

| 2011 |

Luxembourg

Règlement grand-ducal portant application de la directive 2008/50/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 21 mai 2008 concernant la qualité de l’air ambiant et un air pur pour l’Europe.

Le présent règlement grand-ducal porte application de la directive 2008/50/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 21 mai 2008 concernant la qualité de l’air ambiant et un air pur pour l’Europe. Notamment, le présent règlement établit des mesures visant: 1) à définir et à fixer des objectifs concernant la qualité de l’air ambiant, afin d’éviter, de prévenir ou de réduire les effets nocifs pour...

Keywords

Zoning, Zones, Concentrations, Agglomerations, PM2.5, PM10, Benzene, Air pollution, Nitrogen dioxide, Industrial sources, Methane, Nitrogen oxides, Nitrogen monoxide, Particulate matter, Sulphur dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Legislation, Ozone

Regulation

| 2011 |

Chile

Decreto Nº 12 - Establece norma primaria de calidad ambiental para material particulado fino respirable MP 2,5.

El presente Decreto establece la norma primaria de calidad ambiental para material particulado fino, MP2,5 con el fin de proteger la salud de las personas de los efectos agudos y crónicos de dicho contaminante, con un nivel de riesgo aceptable. Asimismo, introduce los niveles que determinan situaciones de emergencia ambiental para material particulado.

Regulation

| 2010 |

Germany

39th Federal Emission Protection Ordinance.

The above-mentioned Ordinance implements the Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. This Directive defines objectives for ambient air quality designed to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and the environment as a whole. At the outset the Ordinance contains a definition clause...

Keywords

Air pollution, PM2.5, PM10, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate matter, Ammonia, Methane, Sulphur dioxide, Volatile organic compounds, Benzo(a)pyrene, Nitrogen monoxide

Regulation

| 2010 |

Bulgaria

Regulation No 12 of 15 July 2010 on limit values for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter, lead, benzene, carbon monoxide and ozone in ambient air.

This Regulation establishes the national standards setting effective permitted levels or concentration as regards the presence of certain substances and pollutants (substances such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter, lead, benzene, carbon monoxide and ozone) in ambient air on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. This text further sets the alert thresholds for sulfur...

Keywords

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Sulphur dioxide, Ambient air, Concentrations, Benzene, Carbon monoxide, Legislation, PM2.5, Concentration-based standards, Alert thresholds, Nitrogen monoxide, Permitting, Pollutants, PM10, Particulate matter, Air quality, Access to information

Regulation

| 2010 |

Chile

Decreto 22 - Establece Norma de Calidad Secundaria de Aire para Anhídrido Sulfuroso (SO2).

El documento establece una norma secundaria de calidad de aire para el dióxido de azufre (SO2) en Chile, con el objetivo de proteger los recursos naturales y la salud pública frente a los efectos adversos de este contaminante. En el contexto de la Ley sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente, se busca actualizar y mejorar la normativa existente, introduciendo criterios de percentiles para la...

Keywords

Sulphur dioxide

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