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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

| 2022 |

Croatia

Law amending and supplementing the Law on air protection.

This Law amends and supplements various provisions part of the Law on air protection (originally published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia 127/2019). Changes are regarding different parts of the text, starting from general terms and definitions, rules for assessment of air quality, limit values of air pollutant emissions from stationary and/or mobile sources, air protection...

Keywords

Air quality, Concentration-based standards, Pollutants, Air pollution, Mobile point sources, Inspection, Air quality monitoring

Regulation

| 2022 |

Croatia

Regulation on the content, format and procedure for adopting an action plan to improve air quality, and mutual exchange of information and reporting on air quality and obligations for the implementation of Commission Decision 2011/850/EU.

This Regulation prescribes the manner of implementation of the procedure for creating, adopting, monitoring the implementation of action plans for improving air quality, the obligations of local self-government units, i.e. the City of Zagreb, the ministry responsible for air protection, authorized persons and other bodies in the process of action plan creation, the content and format of such...

Keywords

Air quality, Particulate matter, Legislation, Zones, Zoning, Air quality monitoring, Monitoring data, Ambient air

Regulation

Policy

| 2022 |

Croatia

Programme for measuring the level of air pollution in the state network for permanent monitoring of air quality.

This Programme for measuring the level of air pollution (air quality or the concentration of a pollutant in the air or its deposition on surfaces in a certain time) in stations of the state network for permanent monitoring of air quality, which are determined by article 4 of the Decree determining the list of measuring points for monitoring concentrations of certain pollutants in the air and...

Keywords

Concentrations, Particulate matter, Air quality, Air quality monitoring, Air pollution, Nitrogen monoxide, Pollutants, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Black carbon, Carbon monoxide, Elemental carbon, Organic carbon, Agglomerations, Zones, Zoning, PM2.5

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...

Legislation

| 2021 |

Burundi

Loi nº 1/09 du 25 mai 2021 portant modification du Code de l'environnement de la République du Burundi.

Le présent Code fixe les règles fondamentales destinées à permettre la gestion de l'environnement et la protection de celui-ci contre toutes les formes de dégradations, afin de sauvegarder et de valoriser l'exploitation rationnelle des ressources naturelles, de lutter contre les différentes formes de pollution et de nuisance et d'améliorer ainsi les conditions de vie de la personne humaine, dans...

Regulation

| 2021 |

Indonesia

Government Regulation no. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection, Organisation and Management.

This Government Regulation, consisting of 534 articles, implements the provision of articles 22 and 185 letter b, of the Act no. 11 of 2020 regarding job creation, and concerns and regulates all aspects related to implementation of environmental protection and management. The Regulation defines the following relevant terms: living environment; environmental protection and management; environmental...

Regulation

| 2021 |

Nigeria

National Environmental (Air Quality Control) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 88 of 2021.

These Regulations, made under provisions of section 34 of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act, no. 25 of 2007, provide for: improving air quality control, in order to enhance the protection of flora and fauna, human health, and other natural resources; ensuring all the citizens the right to clean air, and to benefit from all the natural...

Keywords

Legislation, Air quality, Concentrations, Enforcement, Air pollution, Pollutants, Ambient air, Fixed point sources, Pollution abatement technologies, Environmental impact assessments, Indoor air pollution, Mobile point sources, Ambient air quality standards, Ozone

Regulation

| 2021 |

Russian Federation

Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of January 28, 2021 No. 2 "On approval of sanitary rules and regulations SanPiN 1.2.3685-21 "Hygienic standards and requirements for ensuring the safety and (or) harmlessness of environmental factors for humans"

Regulation

| 2021 |

Georgia

Government Resolution No. 564 “On Approval of Technical Regulations – Ambient Air Quality Standards” Amendments to Resolution of the Government of Georgia No. 383 of July 27, 2018.

This Government Resolution establishes maximum permissible concentrations (as well as types and lists) of the main harmful substances in ambient air, compliance with which ensures the prevention and/or reduction of negative impacts on human health and the natural environment. Maximum permissible standards shall be intended a level established for the purpose of preventing or reducing harmful...

Keywords

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

Legislation

| 2021 |

North Macedonia

Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Ambient Air Quality.

The amended law aligns with EU Directive 2008/50/EC, introducing definitions for “fixed” and “indicative measurements” to enhance air quality data standards. Municipalities must prepare Air Quality Plans and collaborate with neighboring municipalities when pollutant levels exceed target values, alongside short-term action plans with measures like traffic restrictions to address pollution risks...

Keywords

Air quality, Ambient air, Air quality monitoring, Monitoring data, Air quality plans, Pollutants, Concentrations, Future standards, Public participation, Compliance, Public health

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