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Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 (Ozone) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 132 of 1997).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Emissions Access-to-information Early warning system Pollution control
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations lay down provisions in relation to tropospheric ozone, as defined by Council Directive 92/72/EEC on air pollution by ozone and assign functions to the Environmental Protection Agency in relation to the measurement of tropospheric ozone concentrations and the provision of information to the public in the event of warning thresholds being exceeded. The Regulations: (a) lay down criteria for the selection of sites for the measurement of concentrations of tropospheric ozone in the air; (b) provide in respect of measurement of ozone concentrations; (c) provide rules relative to the information of the public on pollution and reports to the European Commission on measurements and results; and (d) prescribe the method for calculating the measurement results for the annual reference period.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie