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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 | 1998 |

El Salvador

Ley del Medio Ambiente

El Salvador Ley del Medio Ambiente Ley 233 de 1998 Publicado en Dario Oficial el 4 mayo 1998 Aprobado el 2 marzo 1998 Entró en vigor el 12 mayo 1998 [Esta es la versión de este documento de 8 diciembre 2022.] [Modificado por Decreto Nº 1045 (Decreto 1045 de 2012) el 24 mayo 2012] [Modificado por Decreto Nº 158 (Decreto 158 de 2012) el 20 noviembre 2012] [Modificado por Decreto Nº 557 (Decreto 557...

Legislation

| 1998 |

El Salvador

Decreto Legislativo Nº 233 - Ley del Medio Ambiente.

La Ley consta de 14 títulos y 116 artículos. INDICE: Objeto (I); Gestión del medio ambiente (II); Instrumentos de la política del medio ambiente (III); Dimensión ambiental (IV); Prevención y control de la contaminación (V); Recursos naturales (VI); Recursos naturales renovables (VII); Ecosistemas (VIII); Areas protegidas (IX); Recursos naturales no renovables (X); Medidas preventivas y sanciones...

Keywords

Nitrogen monoxide

Legislation

| 1997 |

Austria

Emission Protection Act - Air.

This Act is a basic piece of legislation to curb air pollution. The purpose of this Act is to protect human beings, animals and plants, the soil, water, the atmosphere as well as cultural assets against harmful effects on the environment. At the outset the Act contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as, for exemple, “harmful substances”, “emission”, “threshold...

Keywords

Air pollution, PM2.5, PM10, Legislation, Air quality monitoring, Concentration-based standards, Enforcement, Carbon monoxide

Constitution

| 1997 |

Eritrea

Constitution of Eritrea.

Keywords

Human rights, Concentration-based standards, Legislation, Substantive human rights, Access to information, Enforcement

Legislation

| 1997 |

Azerbaijan

Law 360-IQ on protection of human health (adopted on 26 June 1997)

Regulation

| 1996 |

Jamaica

Natural Resources Conservation (Ambient Air Quality Standards) Regulations, 1996.

These Regulations, made under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act, set, in the Schedule, emission standards for specified air pollutants.

Keywords

Ambient air quality standards, Concentration-based standards, Legislation, Pollutants, Sulphur dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Ozone, Nitrogen dioxide, Monitoring stations, Public health, Air quality, Pollution abatement technologies

Legislation

| 1996 |

Uzbekistan

Law No. 353-I on the protection of atmospheric air.

Atmospheric air as an integral part of natural resources is a national wealth and is protected by the state. The main objectives of the legislation on the protection of atmospheric air are: (a) preservation of the natural composition of atmospheric air; (b) prevention and reduction of harmful chemical, physical, biological and other impacts on atmospheric air; and (c) legal regulation of the...

Keywords

Air pollution, Legislation, Pollutants, Fixed point sources, Air quality monitoring, Permitting, Environmental impact assessments, Concentrations, Ozone

Regulation

| 1996 |

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Decreto Nº 638 - Normas sobre calidad del aire y control de la contaminación atmosférica.

El presente Decreto tiene por objeto establecer las normas para el mejoramiento de la calidad del aire y la prevención y control de la contaminación atmosférica producida por fuentes fijas y móviles capaces de generar emisiones gaseosas y partículas. Se establece la clasificación de zonas de acuerdo con los rangos de concentraciones de Partículas Totales Suspendidas (PTS), calculadas en base a...

Keywords

Nitrogen monoxide

Legislation

| 1996 |

France

Loi nº 96-1236 sur l'air et l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie.

L'Etat et ses établissements publics, les collectivités territoriales et leurs établissements publics ainsi que les personnes privées concourent, chacun dans le domaine de sa compétence et dans les limites de sa responsabilité, à une politique dont l'objectif est la mise en oeuvre du droit reconnu à chacun à respirer un air qui ne nuise pas à sa santé. Cette action d'intérêt général consiste à...

Keywords

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

Legislation

| 1996 |

Bulgaria

Clean Air Act.

This Law regulates the protection of human health, animals, plants, their communities and habitats, and natural and cultural values from harmful effects, and provides for the prevention of hazards and damage caused by changes in the quality of atmospheric air resulting from various activities. It establishes provisions relating to the maintenance and control of atmospheric air quality. The Law...

Keywords

Air quality, Ambient air, Air pollution, Air quality monitoring, Compliance, Sulphur dioxide

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