Monitoring the global environment. An assessment of urban air quality
The Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS) operates worldwide networks to monitor both air and water quality under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). In most cities, there are three GEMS/air monitoring stations: one located in an industrial zone, one in a commercial zone, and one in a residential area. The data obtained in these stations permit a reasonable evaluation of minimum and maximum emission levels and of long-term trends in average concentrations of pollutants. The body of the recent report is based on GEMS/Air data for sulfur dioxide nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, lead and suspended particulate matter. The effects of these five major pollutants that are emitted in relatively large quantities and are common to virtually all outdoor and indoor environments are summarized.
- OSTI ID:
- 6706181
- Journal Information:
- Environment; (USA), Vol. 31:8; ISSN 0013-9157
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
CARBON MONOXIDE
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
LEAD
NITROGEN OXIDES
PARTICULATES
SULFUR DIOXIDE
AIR POLLUTION
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CONTROL
ELEMENTS
METALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)