Translation of "Pointe de pollution critique en ville " (French → English) :

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32008L0050 - EN - Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe - DIRECTIVE 2008/50/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL // DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES // Determination of requirements for assessment of concentrations of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter (PM - and PM - ), lead, benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air within a zone or agglomeration // Assessment of ambient air quality and location of sampling points for the measurement of sulphur ...[+++]dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter (PM // MEASUREMENTS AT RURAL BACKGROUND LOCATIONS IRRESPECTIVE OF CONCENTRATION // Criteria for determining minimum numbers of sampling points for fixed measurement of concentrations of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter (PM - , PM // Reference methods for assessment of concentrations of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter (PM - ), lead, benzene, carbon monoxide, and ozone // OZONE TARGET VALUES AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES // Criteria for classifying and locating sampling points for assessments of ozone concentrations // Criteria for determining the minimum number of sampling points for fixed measurement of concentrations of ozone // MEASUREMENTS OF OZONE PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES // LIMIT VALUES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH // INFORMATION AND ALERT THRESHOLDS // CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THE PROTECTION OF VEGETATION // NATIONAL EXPOSURE REDUCTION TARGET, TARGET VALUE AND LIMIT VALUE FOR PM // Information to be included in the local, regional or national air quality plans for improvement in ambient air quality // PUBLIC INFORMATION // CORRELATION TABLE

Local air pollution from power plants and industrial facilities has reached crisis proportions in most urban areas, and the World Health Organisation has concluded that six of the world’s ten most polluted cities are in China.

Pollution shows a clear centre-<->periphery pattern, with, for example, cities in the centre having 14 days of peak ozone levels a year as against less than one day a year for those in the periphery

- a thematic strategy to strengthen a coherent and integrated policy on air pollution to cover priorities for further actions, the review and updating where appropriate of air quality standards and national emission ceilings with a view to reach the long term objective of no-excedence of critical loads and levels and the development of better systems for gathering information, modelling and forecasting;

- a thematic strategy to strengthen a coherent and integrated policy on air pollution to cover priorities for further actions, the review and updating where appropriate of air quality standards and national emission ceilings with a view to reach the long term objective of no-excedence of critical loads and levels and the development of better systems for gathering information, modelling and forecasting.

a thematic strategy to strengthen a coherent and integrated policy on air pollution to cover priorities for further actions, the review and updating where appropriate of air quality standards and national emission ceilings with a view to reach the long-term objective of not exceeding critical loads and levels and the development of better systems for gathering information, modelling and forecasting;