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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

| 2001 |

Belgium

Arrêté du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale relatif à la fixation de valeurs limites pour l'anhydride sulfureux, le dioxyde d'azote et les oxydes d'azote, les particules et le plomb dans l'air ambiant

Keywords

Concentrations, Zoning, Particulate matter, Zones, Agglomerations, Industrial sources, Nitrogen monoxide, Air pollution, Air quality, Air quality monitoring, Ambient air, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides

Regulation

| 2001 |

Benin

Décret nº 2001-110 fixant les normes de qualité de l'air en République de Bénin.

Ce décret fixe les normes de qualité de l'air ambiant, les normes de rejets des véhicules motorisés et les nomes d'emissions atmosphériques relatives aux sources fixes .

Regulation

| 2001 |

Burkina Faso

Décret nº 2001-185/PRES/PM/MEE portant fixation des normes de rejets de polluants dans l'air, l'eau et le sol.

Le présent décret fixe les normes de rejets de polluants dans l'air, l'eau, qu'elle soit potalisable, de baignade ou piscicole, et dans le sol.

Keywords

Nitrogen dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Air pollution, Industrial sources, Sulphur dioxide, Ozone, Zones, Zoning, Ammonia, Organic carbon, Benzene

Regulation

| 2001 |

Kuwait

Decision No. 210/2001 pertaining to the Executive By-Law of the Law of Environment Public Authority.

This Resolution consisting of 89 articles divided in X Chapters aims at defining the obligations and requirements to be followed to maintain the internal and external environment free from pollution. Chapter I deals with the studies of environmental impact aiming at confining the negative impacts during the various stages of the project. It states that concerned authorities are entitled to grant...

Keywords

Masks, Permitting, Workers, Industrial sources, Concentration-based standards, Concentrations, Filters, Pollutants, Zoning, Ambient air, Environmental impact assessments, Legislation, Air pollution, Air quality monitoring, Burning, Ammonia, Monitoring stations, Air quality, Benzene, Carbon monoxide, Compliance, Ozone, Public health

Regulation

| 2001 |

Lithuania

Order No 591/640 of the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania and of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania (‘the Ambient Air Quality Standards 1) (2001)

Keywords

Ambient air quality standards

Regulation

| 2001 |

Bahrain

Resolution No. 2 of 2001 amending Resolution No. 10 of 1999 on environmental standards (air and water).

This Resolution amends Resolution No. 10 of 1999 on environmental standards (air and water) as follows: (a) addition of the terms “Territorial Sea” and “Exclusive Economic Zone” to article 1; (b) amendment of the terms mentioned in clauses I, K and T; (c) replacement of articles 13 and 24 concerning the use of boilers; (d) addition of article 22b to the competencies and duties of the Environment...

Regulation

| 2001 |

Bahrain

Resolution No. 3 of 2001 amending Resolution No. 10 of 1999 on environmental standards (air and water).

This Resolution amends Resolution No. 10 of 1999 on environmental standards (air and water) as follows: Tables III and IV attached to this Resolution shall replace Tables III and IV attached to Resolution No. 10 of 1999.

Legislation

| 2001 |

Algeria

Loi n° 01-19 relative à la gestion, au contrôle et à l’élimination des déchets.

La présente loi a pour objet de fixer les modalités de la gestion, de contrôle et de traitement des déchets, sur la base des principes suivants: 1) la prévention et la réduction de la production et de la nocivité des déchets à la source; 2) l’organisation du tri, de la collecte, du transport et du traitement des déchets; 3) la valorisation des déchets par leur réemploi, leur recyclage et toute...

Keywords

Zoning, Industrial sources

Legislation

| 2001 |

Azerbaijan

Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere.

This Law has the purpose of protecting the atmosphere to ensure the people’s right to live in a favourable environment and their access to accurate environmental information. State regulation in this regard shall focus on: (a) protecting public health; (b) providing favourable ecological conditions; (c) preventing air pollution; (d) state regulation of emissions; (e) collecting and making...

Keywords

Air pollution, Legislation, Public health, Air quality, Air quality standards, Concentration-based standards, Fixed point sources, Permitting, Transboundary air pollution

Legislation

| 2001 |

France

Décret n°2001-449 du 25 mai 2001 relatif aux plans de protection de l'atmosphère et aux mesures pouvant être mises en oeuvre pour réduire les émissions des sources de pollution atmosphérique

Keywords

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

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