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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

| 2003 |

Republic of Korea

Special Act on the Improvement of Air Quality in Seoul Metropolitan Area.

The purpose of this Act is to protect residents' health, and create descent living environment in the metropolitan area by implementing comprehensive policies and systematically controlling air pollutants in order to improve the air quality of the metropolitan area. Article 3 establishes that this Act shall take precedence over the Clean Air Conservation Act and the matters that are not prescribed...

Keywords

Air pollution, Air quality, Industrial sources, Pollutants, Zones, Zoning, Concentrations, Inspection, PM2.5, Air quality monitoring, Nitrogen oxides, Sulphur oxides, Enforcement, Ozone, Permitting, PM10, Volatile organic compounds

Legislation

| 2003 |

Liberia

Environmental Protection and Management Law.

The Act consists of 115 sections divided into 13 Parts: Preliminary (I); General principles and objectives (II); Environmental impact assessment, audit and monitoring (III); Environmental quality standards (IV); Pollution control and licensing (V); Guidelines and standards for the management of the environment and natural resources (VI); Protection of biodiversity, natural heritage and the ozone...

Legislation

| 2003 |

Algeria

Loi nº 03-10 relative à la protection de l'environnement dans le cadre du développement durable.

Cette loi a pour objet la mise en oeuvre d'une politique nationale de protection de l'environnement dans le cadre du développement durable. Elle fixe les principes fondamentaux et les règles de gestion de l'environnement: la protection, la restructuration et la valorisation des ressources naturelles; la restauration des mileux endommagés, la prévention et la lutte contre toute forme de pollution...

Keywords

Zoning, Industrial sources, Zones, Legislation, Air pollution, Agglomerations

Regulation

| 2002 |

Belgium

Arrêté du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale relatif à la fixation d'objectifs à long terme, de valeurs cibles, de seuil d'alerte et de seuil d'information pour les concentrations d'ozone dans l'air ambiant

Keywords

Concentrations

Regulation

| 2002 |

Nicaragua

NTON 05 012-01: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense sobre calidad del aire.

La presente Norma establece los límites máximos permisibles de inmisión de los principales contaminantes atmosféricos en el aire ambiente sobre el territorio nicaragüense, los métodos de monitoreo para la vigilancia del cumplimiento de la norma y los plazos de revisión para la actualización de los límites máximos permisibles establecidos a través de la misma, con el fin de proteger el ambiente y...

Keywords

Nitrogen dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Sulphur dioxide, PM10, Particulate matter, Nitrogen monoxide, Organic carbon

Regulation

| 2002 |

Albania

Regulation No. 435 laying down standards for discharges in the air.

This Regulation lays down standards applicable to discharges in the air. The Ministry of Environment is responsible for implementing these provisions.

Keywords

Legislation, Nitrogen dioxide, Sulphur dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Benzo(a)pyrene, Nitrogen monoxide, Zones, Zoning, Filters

Regulation

| 2002 |

Chile

Decreto Nº 115 - Norma de calidad primaria de aire para monóxido de carbono.

La presente norma de calidad ambiental tiene por objetivo proteger la salud de la población de los efectos agudos generados por la exposición a niveles de concentración de monóxido de carbono en el aire. El Decreto consta de los siguientes títulos: (I) Disposiciones generales y definiciones; (II) Nivel de norma de calidad primaria para monóxido de carbono en el aire; (III) Metodología de medición...

Keywords

Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Sulphur dioxide

Regulation

| 2002 |

Chile

Decreto Nº 112 - Norma de calidad primaria de aire para ozono (O3).

El presente Decreto establece la norma de calidad ambiental cuyo objetivo consiste en proteger la salud de la población de todos aquellos efectos agudos que deriven de la exposición a niveles de concentración de ozono en el aire. El Decreto está compuesto por los siguientes títulos: (I) Disposiciones generales y definiciones; (II) Nivel de norma de calidad primaria para ozono en aire; (III)...

Keywords

Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen monoxide

Regulation

| 2001 |

Bangladesh

Air Pollution Control Rules (APCR) 2022 (SRO No. 255)

Keywords

Air pollution, Air quality monitoring, Air quality, Air sheds, Non-point sources, Ambient air

Regulation

| 2001 |

Belgium

Arrêté du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale concernant les valeurs limites pour le benzène et le monoxyde de carbone dans l'air ambiant

Keywords

Benzene, Zoning, Concentrations, Zones, Agglomerations, Air quality, Industrial sources, Air quality monitoring, Ambient air, Air pollution

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