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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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Regulation

| 2005 |

Indonesia

Regional Regulation of the Province of Jakarta Capital Special Region No. 2/2005 on control over air pollution.

This Regulation provides for the protection of the quality of ambient air and air quality in a closed space by controlling air pollutant sources useful for preserving the environment and by controlling the wise exploitation of resources. The protection of ambient air quality is based on the quality standard of ambient air, status of ambient air quality, emission quality standard, tolerable limit...

Keywords

Air pollution, Legislation, Ambient air, Concentration-based standards, Concentrations, Air quality standards, Pollutants, Air quality, Air quality monitoring, Permitting, Inspection, Monitoring stations, Industrial sources, Ambient air pollution, Burning, Enforcement, Public health

Regulation

| 2005 |

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Regulation on the monitoring of air quality.

This Regulation defines the establishment and execution of air monitoring in order to: obtain indicators of air quality with regard to its effect on humans, ecosystems and their parts, in order to assess the situation and evaluation of the effects of specific protection measures (air pollution); obtain information in order to comply with international treaties to which Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Keywords

Air quality monitoring, Legislation, Air quality

Legislation | 2005 |

North Macedonia

Decree on the limit values of the levels and types of polluting substances in the ambient air and alert thresholds, deadlines for limit values achievement, margins of tolerance for the limit values, target values and long-term targets

This Decree, based on the provisions of the Law on ambient air quality, prescribes limit values for levels and types of pollutants in the ambient air and sets alert thresholds, deadlines for reaching these limit values, tolerance margins for limit values, target values and long-term ozone targets. Target values for ozone are levels of ozone concentrations in ambient air which are fixed in...

Regulation

| 2004 |

Mozambique

Decree No. 18/2004 approving the Regulation on Environmental Quality and Effluents’ Emissions.

This Decree approves the Regulation on Environmental Quality and Effluents’ Emissions. The aim is to define environmental quality patterns for granting an effective control and management of pollutant concentration levels in environmental components. The annexed Regulation is composed of 26 articles and 6 annexes divided in six Chapters. It defines air quality standards and emission requirements...

Keywords

Legislation, Sulphur dioxide, Air pollution, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen monoxide, Concentrations, Nitrogen oxides, Sulphur oxides, Carbon monoxide, Ammonia, Volatile organic compounds, Pollutants, Air quality standards

Regulation

| 2004 |

Norway

Regulation No. 931 on Pollution Control (Pollution Control Regulation).

The present Regulation addresses measures to limit and manage pollution to protect the environment and public health. It includes provisions on waste management, emissions to air and water, noise control, and soil contamination. The regulation sets standards and requirements for businesses and other entities to prevent and reduce pollution, ensure proper waste disposal, and manage environmental...

Keywords

Legislation, Permitting, Air pollution, Concentration-based standards, Industrial sources, Elemental carbon, Compliance, Air quality, Volatile organic compounds, Public health, Zoning, Concentrations, Enforcement, Stakeholders, Air quality monitoring, Access to information, Inspection, Pollutants, Workers

Regulation

| 2004 |

Azerbaijan

Ministerial Decree No. 90 on approval of rules for monitoring of the environment and natural resources.

This Decree aims at establishing a monitoring system to ensure a) quantitative and qualitative control of harmful gases, liquid and solid wastes due to natural and anthropogenic impacts, b) environmental assessment of air, water and soil, c) regular monitoring and research on air, water and soil to determine chemical composition, degree of contamination, radioactive and hydro-biological...

Keywords

Air quality monitoring, Monitoring stations, Environmental impact assessments

Constitution

| 2004 |

Afghanistan

Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Keywords

Human rights, Legislation, Concentration-based standards, Permitting, Concentrations, Compliance, Access to information, Industrial sources, Air quality monitoring, Economic incentives, Enforcement

Legislation

| 2004 |

Argentina

Ley Nº 1.356 - Regula la preservación del recurso aire y la prevención y control de la contaminación atmosférica.

La presente Ley tiene por objeto regular la materia de preservación del recurso aire así como prevenir y controlar la contaminación atmosférica. La misma se aplicará a todas las fuentes públicas o privadas capaces de producir contaminación atmosférica en el ámbito de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. La contaminación atmosférica queda definida como la introducción directa o indirecta mediante la...

Keywords

Sulphur dioxide, PM10, PM2.5, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Ambient air quality standards

Legislation

| 2004 |

North Macedonia

Law on ambient air quality.

With a view to protecting human health and the environment against air pollution, the present Law regulates the establishment of the following: (1) limit values for the ambient air quality and alert thresholds; (2) emission limit values; (3) a unique system of ambient air quality monitoring and control. The protection of ambient air quality and the management of sources of emissions shall be based...

Keywords

Ambient air, Air quality, Air pollution, Concentration-based standards, Air quality monitoring, Industrial sources, Alert thresholds, Fixed point sources, Mobile point sources

Legislation | 2004 |

South Africa

National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004

South Africa National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 Act 39 of 2004 Published in Government Gazette 27318 on 24 February 2005 Assented to on 19 February 2005 There are multiple commencements Provisions Status Chapter 1 (section 1–6); Chapter 2 (section 7–12); Chapter 3 (section 13–17); Chapter 4, Part 1 (section 18–20); Part 3 (section 23–25); Part 4 (section 26–28); Part 5...

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