Top 5 Stats: Air Pollution Linked to 2 Million Deaths Worldwide
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Intelex Top 5 Environmental Statistics infographic focuses on Industrial Air Pollution and its impact on our environment. Did you know that larger industrial facilities are governed by permits or regulations which require these facilities to report their emissions. Try Intelex’s Sustainability Performance Indicators (SPI) software to help you report, track and analyze environmental sustainability data in your organization: http://bit.ly/1g0zKhx
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Top 5 Stats: Air Pollution Linked to 2 Million Deaths Worldwide
- 1. Top five Stats P R E S E N T E D B Y 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