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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 |

Belarus

Law No. 6-Z On amendments and addenda to certain laws on issues of implementing administrative procedures in the field of nature management.

This Law primarily addresses amendments to the legal framework governing environmental protection and atmospheric air quality. It aims to enhance regulatory oversight and streamline the issuance of comprehensive environmental permits. The broader legal context includes the integration of environmental considerations into national legislation, emphasizing the importance of sustainable resource...

Keywords

Permitting, Compliance, Air quality, Legislation, Point source controls, Pollutants, Air pollution, Air quality monitoring, Enforcement, Stakeholders

Legislation

| 2012 |

Belarus

Law of the Republic of Belarus of December 12, 2012 No. 6-Z On Amendments and Supplements to Certain Laws of the Republic of Belarus on the Implementation of Administrative Procedures in the Field of Nature Management.

Legislation

| 2012 |

Mongolia

Law of the State of Mongolia on the Air (Revised version)

Legislation

| 2012 |

Tajikistan

Law No. 915 “On protection of the atmospheric air”.

This Law regulates relations of natural and legal persons with a view of conservation, restoration of quality of the atmospheric air and ensuring ecological security. The scope of this Law shall be to regulate the activities of natural and legal persons in relation to the emission of pollutants into the atmospheric air, by reducing and (or) preventing pollution of the atmospheric air. This Law...

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 |

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

| 2011 |

Greece

Ministerial Decree No. H.P. 14122/549/Ε.103 of 2011 establishing measures for a better ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, in compliance with the provisions of Directive 2008/50/EC.

The Decree aims at implementing the provisions of article 7 of Law No. 1650/86 “on the protection for the environment”. It also aims at harmonizing the Greek legislative frame with the provisions of Directive 2008/50/EC so as ensure that all appropriate measures are taken in order to: define objectives for ambient air quality designed to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and...

Keywords

Air quality, Nitrogen dioxide, Ambient air, Concentrations, Nitrogen monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Air pollution, Concentration-based standards, Air quality monitoring, Compliance, Agglomerations, Legislation, Alert thresholds, Future standards, Allowed exceedances, PM2.5, Ozone, Zones, Zoning, Monitoring stations, Pollutants, Air quality plans, Transboundary air pollution

Regulation

| 2011 |

Hungary

Decree No. 4 of 2011 (I.14.) of the Ministry of Rural Development on the air pollution thresholds and emissions ceilings for located point sources of air pollutant.

This Decree sets different thresholds (sanitary, informative and alerting) for air pollutants and determines as well the classes of the level of air pollution.

Keywords

Air pollution, PM10, Pollutants, Point source emissions, Ammonia, Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Sulphur trioxide, Concentrations

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

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

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