英文版美國环境质量标准.docVIP

National Ambient（环境）Air Quality Standards The Clean Air Act, which was last amended in 1990, requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for wide-spread pollutants from numerous and diverse sources considered harmful to public health and the environment. The Clean Air Act established two types of national air quality standards. Primary standards set limits to protect public health, including the health of sensitive populations such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly. Secondary standards set limits to protect public welfare, including protection against visibility impairment, damage to animals, crops, vegetation, and buildings. The Clean Air Act requires periodic review of the science upon which the standards are based and the standards themselves. EPA has set NAAQS for six principal pollutants, which are called criteria pollutants. They are listed below. For a summary table of the current NAAQS, click on the following link: NAAQS Table. For further information about the current or prior review of any of the NAAQS or information related to the implementation of control programs designed to attain the standards, please go the links listed below: Carbon Monoxide (CO) ? Air Quality Standards ? Implementation Lead (Pb) ? Air Quality Standards ? Implementation Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) ? Primary Air Quality StandardsSecondary Air Quality Standards ? Implementation Ozone (O3) ? Air Quality Standards ? Implementation Particulate Matter (PM) ? Air Quality Standards ? PM10 ImplementationPM2.5 Implementation Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) ? Primary Air Quality StandardsSecondary Air Quality Standards ? Implementation National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) The Clean Air Act, which was last amended in 1990, requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (40 CFR part 50) for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. The Clean Air Act established two types of national air quality standards. Primary stan