Environmental Health: Environmental Protection: Air Pollution

Question	Answer
WHO (2013) says that Air Pollution is...	The contamination of indoor/outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere
According to WHO (2013), sources of air pollution include...	Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires are common sources of air pollution
WHO (2013) lists pollutants of major public health concerns as... (5 things)	1. particulate matter 2. carbon monoxide 3. ozone 4. nitrogen dioxide 5. sulfur dioxide
Air Pollution is transboundary. It is related to three global issues...	1. climate change 2. acid rain 3. ozone layer damage
The Rio Convention, Agenda 21, The Air Quality Framework Directive (EU), The Kyoto Protocol and The Montreal Protocol all aim to tackle specific air pollution issues. They are based on two principles...	1. The Polluter Pays Principle 2. The Precautionary Principle
On the Isle of Man air quality standards are based on...	the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (DEFRA, 2000)
On the IOM, air quality measurement stations were used between 1997-2009 (they stopped because air quality was consistently good - analyse?). They measured for 5 things...	1. NOx 2. SOx 3. CO 4. O3 5. Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM 2.5)

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	Created by Sami-Jaine over 11 years ago