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Regulation
| 2023 |
Bangladesh
Environment Conservation Rules, 2023 (SRO No. 53).

These Rules are framed pursuant to the powers under section 20 of Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. These Rules aim to ensure sustainable development and prevent environmental degradation in Bangladesh by regulating the activities that may have adverse impacts on the environment and human health. Rule 3 provides for application by any person who has suffered loss due to environmental...

Legislation
| 2023 |
Belarus
Law No. 295-Z amending Law No. 2-Z “On the protection of atmospheric air”.

This Law introduces automated system for monitoring emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air - a set of technical equipment and means that provide automatic measurements and recording of the amounts of emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air, recording and transmitting information on the indicators of such emissions to the information system of the National Environmental...

Keywords
Air pollution, Pollutants, Air quality monitoring, Monitoring stations, Transboundary air pollution, Concentrations
Regulation
| 2022 |
Chile
Decreto 12 - Establece Norma Primaria de Calidad Ambiental para Material Particulado Fino Respirable Mp10.

El decreto establece la norma primaria de calidad ambiental para el material particulado respirable MP10 en Chile, con el objetivo principal de proteger la salud pública frente a los efectos agudos y crónicos de la exposición a este contaminante. En el contexto de la Ley N° 19.300 sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente, la norma se revisa cada cinco años y busca establecer valores máximos...

Regulation
| 2022 |
Ireland
Ambient Air Quality Standards Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 739/2022)

These Regulations, for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008: establish limit values and, as appropriate, alert thresholds for concentrations of certain pollutants in ambient air intended to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and the environment as a whole; provide for the assessment of...

Keywords
Air quality monitoring, Ambient air, Concentrations, Air quality, Zones, Zoning, Pollutants, Monitoring stations, Legislation, Ozone, Agglomerations, Concentration-based standards, Future standards, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, Alert thresholds, PM2.5, Sulphur dioxide, Ambient air quality standards, Benzene, Carbon monoxide, Compliance, Air quality plans, Allowed exceedances, Air pollution, Data quality, PM10, National emissions ceilings, Permitting, Volatile organic compounds, Vulnerable groups
Regulation
| 2022 |
Kazakhstan
Order No. KR DSM-70 of the Minister of Public Health validating Hygienic Standards for atmospheric air in urban and rural settlements, on the territories of industrial organizations.

Hygienic Standards for atmospheric air in urban and rural settlements, on the territories of industrial organizations establish maximum permissible concentration limits of pollutants in the atmospheric air of urban and rural settlements (Table 1); Estimated Safe Exposure Levels for Pollutants (SELs) in atmospheric air of urban and rural settlements (Table 2); classification of pollutants contained...

Keywords
Concentrations, Pollutants, Concentration-based standards, Public health, Workers, Zones, Zoning
Legislation
| 2022 |
Kiribati
Environment Act No. 18 of 2021.

The objectives of this Act are: (I) to communicate, educate and raise public awareness on the environment and natural resources protection, conservation, management and sustainable use at all levels of society; (II) to provide for and establish integrated systems and environment safeguard system of development control, environmental impact assessment and pollution control; (III) to prevent...

Keywords
Concentrations, Environmental impact assessments, Air quality monitoring, Pollutants, Zoning, Compliance, Permitting, Zones, Inspection
Legislation
| 2022 |
Republic of Moldova
Law No. LP98/2022 “On atmospheric air quality”.

The scope of this Law is to create a legal framework to strengthen institutional capacity for monitoring and assessing air quality to identify and apply effective emission reduction measures of air pollutants to levels that minimize overall harmful effects on human health and the environment. This Law regulates measures at national level regarding: (a) monitoring and assessing air quality...

Keywords
Air quality, PM2.5, Zones, Zoning, PM10, Air pollution, Nitrogen dioxide, Air quality monitoring, Concentrations, Pollutants, Benzo(a)pyrene, Ambient air, Sulphur dioxide, Benzene, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Air quality standards, Agglomerations, Nitrogen monoxide, Concentration-based standards, Legislation, Particulate matter
Legislation
| 2022 |
Sierra Leone
The Environment Protection Agency Act, no. 15 of 2022.

This Act, consisting of 78 articles, divided into twelve chapters, provides for the continuation of the Sierra Leone Environment Protection Agency, and for more effective and efficient protection and management of the environment. The Act concerns: air pollution; airspace; chemical elements, including agro-chemicals, public health chemicals, explosives, chemicals used for mining purposes...

Keywords
Air pollution, Permitting, Public health, Industrial sources, Air quality monitoring, Zones, Zoning, Environmental impact assessments, Compliance, Enforcement, Ambient air, Legislation, Monitoring stations, Concentration-based standards, Pollutants, Burning, Ozone, Concentrations, Inspection, Access to information, Methane, Nitrogen dioxide, Stakeholders