Air Pollutants
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Air Pollutants are substances (particles or gasses) released to the atmosphere with potentially harmful effect to public health or environment:
- direct sulphur dioxides (SOx/SO2) emissions
- direct nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) emissions
- direct ammonia (NH3) emissions
- direct particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions
- direct non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) emissions
- direct total heavy metals (HM) emissions (encompassing cadmium, mercury and lead)
Context of EU Law
Defined in Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC
