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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

| 2015 |

North Macedonia

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

This Amendment Law establishes requirements for accredited organizations to monitor and report on ambient air quality, with specific guidelines for report content, format, and deadlines set by the relevant minister. It prohibits entities with significant ownership stakes in emission sources from delegating monitoring to related organizations, ensuring impartiality. Penalties, including activity...

Keywords

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

Legislation

| 2015 |

North Macedonia

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

Appeals against decisions by the State Environmental Inspector can be submitted within eight days, while fines for legal entities and traders have been revised, with mandate payment orders enforceable if unpaid and recorded by inspectors. Inspectors must propose settlement procedures before initiating misdemeanor proceedings, allowing fines to be reduced by up to half or one-third in exceptionally...

Keywords

Inspection, Ambient air, Air quality

Legislation

| 2014 |

Angola

Law No. 3/14 of the 10th of February on the Criminalization of Offences Predicated on Money Laundering

Angolan law lays down penalties for those who cause air pollution, soils, rivers and seas - see art. 34

Keywords

Air pollution

Regulation

| 2014 |

Mexico

NOM-025-SSA1-2014. DOF, NORMA Oficial Mexicana NOM-025-SSA1-2014, Salud ambiental. Valores límites permisibles para la concentración de partículas suspendidas PM10 y PM2.5 en el aire ambiente y criterios para su evaluación.

Keywords

PM10, PM2.5, Particulate matter

Regulation

| 2014 |

Mexico

NOM-020-SSA1-2014. DOF, NORMA Oficial Mexicana NOM-020-SSA1-2014. Valor límite permisible para la concentración de ozono (O3) en el aire ambiente y criterios para su evaluación.

Keywords

Air pollution, Ozone, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Concentrations, PM10, Pollutants, Air quality modelling, Carbon monoxide, Particulate matter

Regulation

| 2014 |

Trinidad and Tobago

Air Pollution Rules, 2014 (L. N. No. 12).

The Air Pollution Rules provide a comprehensive framework for managing air quality and mitigating the adverse effects of air pollution in Trinidad and Tobago. These rules specify the responsibilities of applicants, operators, and permit holders, and describe the bubble approach for emissions control. The rules emphasize the importance of maintaining air quality and managing emissions from various...

Keywords

Air pollution, Industrial sources, Permitting, Pollutants, Air quality, Concentrations, Air quality monitoring, Compliance, Ambient air, Concentration-based standards, Access to information, Carbon monoxide, Legislation, Methane, Monitoring data, Monitoring stations, Nitrogen monoxide, Volatile organic compounds

Legislation

| 2014 |

Albania

Law 162/2014 on the protection of ambient air quality.

This Law aims at improving public health and ensuring a high level of environmental protection through integrating ambient air quality issues in other policies as well as establishing requirements on its monitoring, assessment and planning and promoting international cooperation to this end. The Law consists of 6 Chapters: General provisions (I); Environmental air quality (II); Air emissions (III)...

Keywords

Air quality, Zones, Zoning, Ambient air, Public health, Concentrations, Air quality monitoring, PM10, PM2.5, Air pollution, Transboundary air pollution, Nitrogen dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Sulphur dioxide

Regulation

| 2014 |

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Regulation on monitoring of pollutants emissions in the air.

This Regulation defines: the method, procedure, frequency and methodology for measuring the emissions of certain pollutants in air; the obligation of operators when carrying out checks and monitoring of emissions of pollutants from stationary pollution sources, depending on the type of the facility/plant; the criteria for establishing of specific measurement points; the process of assessing of the...

Keywords

Industrial sources, Legislation, Air quality monitoring, Nitrogen dioxide, Pollutants, Air pollution, Nitrogen monoxide, Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Carbon monoxide, Ammonia, Methane, Sulphur trioxide

Legislation

| 2014 |

Albania

Decision of Council of Ministers No 594, 10.09.2014, on the approval of national strategy for the quality of environmental air

The national air quality strategy for Albania sets out the objectives and policy options to improve air quality in Albania for a long-term period. The strategy gives a general overview of the current situation, describes the policies and air quality of the Albanian government and describes the limit values on the following air pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2...

Keywords

Air quality, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Nitrogen monoxide, Particulate matter, PM2.5, PM10, Sulphur dioxide, Ozone, Air quality modelling, Concentration-based standards, Pollutants, Air pollution, Concentrations, Carbon monoxide, Air quality monitoring, Benzene, Ammonia, Best available techniques, Zones, Zoning, Air quality plans, Monitoring stations

Legislation | 2014 |

Singapore

Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, 2014

An Act concerning conduct which causes or contributes to haze pollution in Singapore, and to provide for related matters. This Act makes provision with respect to measures to combat haze pollution wholly or partly caused by smoke originating from any land or forest fire outside Singapore and to protect the environment from such pollution. The Act shall extend to any conduct or thing outside...

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