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National Ambient Air Quality Standards 2010 |
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Click here to download the National Ambient Air Quality Standards as gazetted on 24th December 2009 |
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Air Quality and Regulation |
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An article by Yvanne Scorgie |
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The Air Quality Act (AQA) |
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National Environment Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 |
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Emission standards are based on measuring the source of the air pollution, eg. A stack from a foundry, etc. The Act has set up a guideline for emission standards and these are now being regulated in industry. |
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Ambient air quality management is now "effects based" and is therefore primarily based on the air quality in the recieving environment and not simply on managing individual sources. In south africa the following are criteria pollutants: |
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National Framework for Air Quality Info Systems |
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CLICK HERE to download a .PDF document with more information. |
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Simply put, dispersion models are computer programs the use meteorological information and emission data to estimate the ambient concentrations of pollutants at ground level resulting from the emission. |
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Legislation 