AAAR 33rd Annual Conference
October 20 - October 24, 2014
Rosen Shingle Creek
Orlando, Florida, USA
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Overview of Air Quality Regulations in South America
ANDRÉ HENRIQUE PEREIRA DE FREITAS LEAL, Lupita Montoya, University of Colorado Boulder
Abstract Number: 623 Working Group: Indoor Aerosols
Abstract In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) selecting six pollutants as indicators: particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone and lead. The transportation growth and accelerated urban development in developing countries are a threat to air quality worldwide. In Latin America, most of the air quality regulations established are based on EPA regulations. Previous efforts to determine the state of ambient air quality regulations in Latin America have been performed but that information is limited and hard to access. Indoor air quality regulations are even more scant. The main objectives of this project are to:
1) Determine and compare outdoor air quality regulations existing in South America countries with those of the US EPA and WHO guidelines.
2) Identify indoor air quality studies and regulations from countries in South America and assess that information.
3) Discuss the quality of the information available and prepare recommendations.