air quality legislation Articles

Air Implementation Pilot - Lessons learnt from the implementation of air quality legislation at urban level

Why have a pilot project for air policy implementation? Almost three quarters of Europeans live in cities. The air quality in our cities is therefore of significant importance to the health of Europeans. Considerable progress has been made in the past twenty years in improving urban air quality, but issues remain. A number of different air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, ...

Jun. 5, 2013

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Understanding pollutants emissions from Europe`s cities

The EU Air Implementation Pilot project In 2012 the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission's DG Environment established the Air Implementation Pilot project: http://www.eea.europa.eu/air/pilot By exchanging experiences among cities and looking in-depth into their air quality activities, the project aims: to explore how far the implementation of EU air quality ...

May 24, 2013

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Economic evaluation for air pollution control technologies selection in power plants processes

Air quality legislation is entering a transformation phase, shifting the concept of atmospheric emission control towards pollution prevention and emission minimization through a more integrated approach. This transformation, along with public pressure and increased foreign trade, is providing industries with incentives to consider their effect on the environment and to take action where required. ...

Sep. 1, 2008

By Center for Environment and Energy Research & Studies (CEERS)

Thurrock borough council

Service you can trust Back in the early 1990s, before air quality monitoring legislation had come into force, Thurrock Borough Council was one of the first local authorities to become an Enviro Technology customer. Now, with several monitoring stations across the borough, it is one of the strongest advocates for ET’s service and expertise. Environmental Health Officer Mark Gentry said: ...

Aug. 3, 2011

By Enviro Technology Services Ltd

Review of the requirements for models and model applications

Requirements for models and model applications are reviewed on basis of the Dobris Assessment report and the practice in EU legislation and international organisations, and from the responses of a questionnaire sent to 38 European countries. Model applications are frequently used for regulatory and general assessment purposes by various users (scientists, air quality managers, policy-makers). ...

Sep. 15, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Air quality in Europe — 2013 report

Air quality continues to be a very important issue for public health, the economy and the environment. Europe has significantly cut emissions of several air pollutants in recent decades, greatly reducing emissions and exposure to substances such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), benzene (C6H6) and lead (Pb). Despite improvements over several decades, air pollution continues to ...

Oct. 15, 2013

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Artificial neural network based vehicular pollution prediction model: a practical approach for urban air quality prediction

The achievement of local air quality management goals in densely populated built-up urban areas often requires short-term air quality plans or emission management policies. Vehicular pollution modelling is an effective tool in managing the vehicular exhaust emissions in urban environments. In the recent past, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based vehicular pollution models are found to be useful ...

Mar. 5, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

EEB response to the mid-term review of the sixth community environment action programme

General message EEB believes that the EU has yet to meet expectations on 6EAP’s obligations and commitments. Only with climate change, itself a highly important field, has the EU delivered what it promised. Elsewhere, important opportunities have been missed, such as new rules for EU spending, and time was lost in producing the Thematic Strategies. EEB even perceives signs of roll-back, of ...

Apr. 30, 2007

By European Environmental Bureau

Regulatory Update for Electric Utilities in 2011

A1.1 Air Quality Regulatory Challenges for Power Generators in 2011 John Kinsman, Senior Director Environment, Edison Electric Institute This presentation will address air quality legislative and regulatory challenges for electric power generators in 2011, focusing upon NAAQS, hazardous air pollutants and greenhouse gases. .A1.2 Clean Air Act Aback Peter Belmonte, Partner, ERM Now that ...

Mar. 18, 2011

By Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC)

Passive samplers for air quality monitoring in a Brazilian university

The aim of this paper was to evaluate the applicability of passive samplers for the monitoring and diagnosis of air pollution at Passo Fundo University, focusing on atmospheric pollutants NO 2 and O 3 . The samplers were built in accordance with already verified methodologies and were placed in several locations in the university campus, namely: energy generator, pool heating boiler, ...

Jan. 23, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Black Carbon – the elephant in the room!

Traditionally, ambient particulates have been measured gravimetrically according to their size. However, in this article Jim Mills, Managing Director of Air Monitors, will demonstrate that the time has come to change or at least augment the way ambient particulates are monitored and regulated. Air Monitors has supplied most of the UK's ambient monitoring network, but Jim will explain why the ...

Jan. 11, 2012

By Air Monitors - ACOEM Group

Big Clear Sky – A short history of the Clean Air Act

Major advances over 50 years have led to cleaner air and groundbreaking technology. The detrimental impact of industrialization to air quality in the United States went unchecked through federal legislation for most of the first half of the 20th Century. But following the 1948 industrial catastrophe in Donora, Pennsylvania – where a cloud of smog killed 20 and injured thousands – regulation of ...

Mar. 1, 2010

By Combustion Controls Solutions & Environmental Services, Inc. (CCS&ES)

Particulate matter from natural sources and related reporting under the EU Air Quality Directive in 2008 and 2009

Much of the air pollution that damages human health and the environment today is the result of human activities. But natural sources also emitt air pollutants, contributing to the exposure of European citizens and ecosystems to bad air quality — and potentially undermining EU Member State efforts to meet the air quality standards set out in EU legislation. Recognising the challenge ...

Jul. 11, 2012

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Nitrogen Oxides Reactions in Diesel Oxidation Catalyst

ABSTRACT Two catalyst formulations were tested OII a diesel engine. A Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analyzer was used to measure concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Other exhaust gas components were measuredby conventional analyzers. The results indicate that nitrogen oxides (NO,) undergo complex chemical reactions in the diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). The ...

Feb. 27, 1995

By DCL International Inc.

EEA Signals 2013 - Every breath we take

Linking science, policy and the public The atmosphere, weather patterns and seasonal variations have long been an object of fascination and observation. In the 4th century B.C., Aristotle’s treatise Meteorology compiled the great philosopher’s observations not only on the weather patterns, but on earth sciences in general. Until the 17th century, air symbolised ...

Apr. 15, 2013

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Using ADMS models for Air Quality Assessment and Management in China

Many cities and regions are undertaking studies of air quality in cities to determine both the current state of the environment and the effect of future economic and environmental strategies in order to manage local air quality. Often these studies are driven by legislation such as the European Union requirement to model agglomerations or the Chinese requirements to study air quality capacity and ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

Will the Circle Be Unbroken: A History of the U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards

ABSTRACT In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Air & Waste Management Association, this review examines the history of air quality management (AQM) in the United States over the last century, with an emphasis on the ambient standards programs established by the landmark 1970 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments. The current CAA system is a hybrid of several distinct air pollution control ...

Jun. 1, 2007

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Taiwan Indoor Air Quality Management Act

On 8 November 2011, the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan passed the Indoor Air Quality Management Act making Taiwan the second nation after Korea to implement an indoor air quality management act. For accurate understanding of indoor air quality, it is advised to simultaneously monitor multiple indoor air quality parameters including gases, temperature and humidity. PPM Technology’s range of IAQ ...

Aug. 15, 2012

By PPM Technology

Breathing Air Quality

The AIRQUAL1 has been at the subject of numerous enquiries and multiple orders from various industries including but not limited to OH&S and certification organisms, air compressor companies, factories and workshops as well as scuba diving center. The AIRQUAL1 Breathing Air Quality Test Kit is designed to provide standalone compliance of AS 1715-2009 Appendix A & BS EN12021 legislation. ...

Sep. 13, 2018

By AquaGas Pty Ltd

Give Your Denitrification Bugs a Sugar High

ABSTRACTAn alternative substrate to methanol was sought for tertiary denitrification. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was identified as the most cost effective alternative, which would also be much safer to handle. This should also render HFCS subject to less legislation at all levels of government. A pilot scale test was conducted. The test confirmed that HFCS is a suitable substrate. A dose of ...

Oct. 22, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)