air quality management Articles
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Air quality management in Sherbrooke
The Canadian city of Sherbrooke deploys fixed and portable air quality monitors TERA Group won the call for technological innovation projects launched by the City of Sherbrooke as part of its Validation of Pilot Technological Innovations (VITE) program. Microsensors implementation for a clearer picture of air quality in real time Under this VITE program, Ecomesure’s EcomTrek ...
By Ecomesure
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A modelling system for air quality management
To develop effective air quality management strategies at regional and urban levels requires the preparation of several actions belonging to different scientific areas and analysis of their complex interactions. A well-structured management system must be based on efficient tools that integrate diverse sets of information - emissions, traffic, meteorological variables and air quality data. ...
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Investigation of roadside concentrations in busy streets using the model GRAM: conditions leading to high short-term concentrations
A new air quality assessment model GRAM, based on current Gaussian models, is described. It has been specifically designed for convenient assessment of air quality concentrations in relation to new air quality standards. Particular attention is paid to short-term peak concentrations. Factors which are likely to lead to high roadside concentrations are described. It is shown that none of the ...
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IAIA Air Quality Workshop in Cape Town
The IAIA's 'Introduction to Air Quality Management' workshop was recently held to a sell-out audience. The workshop provided essential knowledge for the effective management of air quality issues facing existing and future developments in South Africa. The workshop also provided Environmental Assessment Practitioners & Managers with an understanding of the implications of the National ...
By WKC Group
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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 ...
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Regional air quality management in China: the 2010 Guideline on Strengthening Joint Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution
This paper examines a new initiative to build a region–based air quality management system in the People's Republic of China, and identify its key features, significance and potential challenges. This Guideline on Strengthening Joint Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution to Improve Air Quality is a major new policy initiative developed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) ...
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An integrated strategy for urban Air Quality Management in India
An integrated strategy for urban Air Quality Management adopts a hierarchical approach – graduating from micro to macro-level management of the problem. The paper provides a conceptual framework, and analyses it in the Indian context through energy-environment modelling and local-level studies. The key insights from the analysis are: technology transfers from developed countries promote ...
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Urban Air Quality Management
' Poor air quality due to pollution is a serious environmental problem in most urban areas. The greatest burden of pollution is on human health. Urban air quality management requires an integrated approach that (i) identifies the most serious problems and measures that offer cost-effective and feasible solutions across a range of economic sectors and pollution sources including industries, ...
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Dispersion modelling: a tool for local air quality management
A local air quality management system, and the use of dispersion modelling as a tool for the system, are described. The Turkish town of Gehze is used as a model.Keywords: air pollution, air quality management, dispersion modelling, ...
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South Coast Air Quality Management District - Case Study
The South Coast Air Quality Management District, also using the acronym South Coast (AQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible for regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin, in Southern California. It is making great contribution on the improvement of air quality in Southern California and is a classic example of solving atmospheric ...
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A demonstration of the necessity and feasibility of using a clumsy decision analytic approach on wicked environmental problems
Since controversy, conflict, and lawsuits frequently characterize U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) decisions, it is important that USEPA decision makers understand how to evaluate and then make decisions that have simultaneously science‐based, social and political implications. Air quality management is one category of multi‐dimensional decision making at USEPA. The Philadelphia, ...
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Operational meteorological pre-processing at Emilia- Romagna ARPA Meteorological Service as a part of a decision support system for air quality management.
In the framework of the Integrated Decision Support System for air quality assessment and management operating at the Emilia-Romagna Region Meteorological Service, an appropriate meteorological input is necessary: 1) to provide meteorological information for evaluation of the pollution data observed at the urban monitoring stations; 2) as input data to run daily statistical models for air quality ...
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The circle game
In 1970, the same year that Joni Mitchell released an album with the song The Circle Game, the United States laid the foundation for a national effort to control air pollution through the passage of the first modern Clean Air Act (CAA) and the formation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While much has changed since then, the fundamental approach embodied in the 1970 CAA to ...
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AQM for Local Authorities: Hidden costs
Legislation and increasing public scrutiny are focusing on the roles and responsibilities of local authorities in air quality management. In 2019 the Guardian published an article stating that five people die each week in Bristol as a result of high levels of air pollution and that “83% of reporting zones in the UK had illegal levels [of air pollution]”. As air quality monitoring ...
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Screening method for regulatory purposes in the Argentine Republic
This paper presents a comparison between the screening method in accordance with the requirements of the Argentine regulations and the detailed screening procedures recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA). Both methodologies are applied to different scenarios of point sources in rural and urban areas. The intercomparison between both screening estimations is ...
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On the influence of sea-surface temperature on mesoscale flows: an example from the city of Athens
The differences resulting in mesoscale flow estimations when using constant or varying (in time and space) sea-surface temperature information have been investigated, with the aid of appropriate air-flow simulations. Results suggest interesting interactions of land and sea surfaces with the atmosphere, which are expected to influence atmospheric flow modelling and air quality management in ...
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WKC's Air Quality Engineers Elected to NACA Committee
We are pleased to announce the election of three of our Durban based air quality engineers onto KwaZulu-Natal's NACA Committee The National Association for Clean Air (NACA) is a non-profit organisation that promotes the cause of clean air in South Africa and is today the prime technical and scientific non-governmental body in the area of air quality management in the country. The association acts ...
By WKC Group
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Croydon Selects EMSOL to Reduce Construction Site Emissions - Case study
London feels like it is constantly being rebuilt; nowhere is that more evident than in Croydon which has 11 multi-million pound developments in process during any given month. The resulting pollution and congestion that these sites cause is a serious concern to local communities and the traveling public. Croydon Council has been at the forefront of investments to manage environmental impact. ...
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The Air Quality Management Decision Support System (AQMDSS) for Beijing, People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has been experiencing rapid economic and industrial growth with associated increased air pollution. Government officials strive to improve air quality while maintaining growth. Implemented control measures have not achieved air quality goals; therefore, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau turned to air quality models to help identify sources ...
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The history of air quality management in California: A retrospective on California Clean Air Day
TL;DR — In celebration of California Clean Air Day, we are reflecting on the history of California’s air quality management. The Golden State has a long history with air pollution control, beginning with the first smog episodes in Los Angeles, to the first regulations meant to control and reduce air pollution, to the development of air quality management districts across the state, ...
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