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P R E S E N T E D B YSOURCES:http://cir.ca/news/air-pollution-deaths-worldwidehttp://envirocenter.yale.edu/news/237/56/India-s-Air-the-World-s-Unhealthiest-Study-Says/d,newsDetailhttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/out-ext/sources/index-eng.phplycee-jean-moulin-english-website.wikidot.com/air-pollution-from-manufacturinghttp://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-acthttp://www.china.org.cn/english/government/207462.htmhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1973/contents/madehttp://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/whohttp://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-acthttp://www.cleanerandgreener.org/resources/air-pollution.htmlhttp://www.bcairquality.ca/topics/industrial-emissions.html
MARCH 2014 industrial AIR pollution
air pollution now falls underthe same classification astobacco smoke, asbestosplutonium, silica dustand 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 USAuthorizes 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 ChinaCharged with the task of protecting China's air, water, and land from
pollution and contamination.
Pollution Prevention & Control (PPC) in UK Introduces the concept of Best Available Techniques ("BAT") to
environmental regulations.
the European Environment Agency (EEA) in EuropeProvides 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 refineriesare 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 activitysuch as manufacturing
and transportation
chemicalsmetalsfertilizers contribute to industrial air pollution worldwide
perfumesmedicines plastics
and