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SOURCES:
http://cir.ca/news/air-pollution-deaths-worldwide
http://envirocenter.yale.edu/news/237/56/India-s-Air-the-World-s-Unhealthiest-Study-Says/d,newsDetail
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/out-ext/sources/index-eng.php
lycee-jean-moulin-english-website.wikidot.com/air-pollution-from-manufacturing
http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-act
http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/207462.htm
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1973/contents/made
http://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/who
http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-act
http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/resources/air-pollution.html
http://www.bcairquality.ca/topics/industrial-emissions.html
MARCH 2014 industrial AIR pollution
air pollution now falls under
the same classification as
tobacco smoke, asbestos
plutonium, silica dust
and ultraviolet radiation .
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that
Air pollution is linked to
2 million deathsworldwide every year
Some of the Air Pollution Regulations around the World include:
Clean Air Act (CAA) in US
Authorizes EPA to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) to protect public health and public welfare and to regulate
emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Environmental Protection Law in China
Charged with the task of protecting China's air, water, and land from
pollution and contamination.
PollutionPrevention&Control(PPC)inUK
Introduces the concept of Best Available Techniques ("BAT") to
environmental regulations.
theEuropeanEnvironmentAgency(EEA)inEurope
Provides independent information on environmental issues.
Larger industrial facilities are governed
by permits or regulations
which require facilities of certain size
or production capacity
to report their emissions
All industries that manufacture:
Electricity producers oil refineries
are also heavy polluters of the air
South Asia and East Asia
have the worst air pollution
in the entire world
Most significant sources of air pollution are
industrial activity
such as manufacturing
and transportation
chemicals
metals
fertilizers
contribute to industrial air pollution worldwide
perfumes
medicines
plastics
and