Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : air pollutant emissions.: En4-144/22-2022E-PDF
"Air pollution problems, such as smog and acid rain, result from the release of pollutants into the atmosphere. These pollutants can affect Canadians' health, the environment, buildings, structures and the economy. The majority of these pollutants are released through human activities, such as transportation, the burning of fuels for electricity and heating, and a variety of industrial activities. The indicators on sulphur oxides (SOₓ), nitrogen oxides (NOₓ), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH₃), fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) and black carbon, a component of PM₂.₅, report emissions released through human activities. The latest year reported in the indicators (2020) was marked by the 1st year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This coincides with observed emission decreases between the years 2019 and 2020 for almost all pollutants with the exception of NH₃. The long-term trends presented must be interpreted with caution as the economic slowdown influenced the results"--Page 7.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : air pollutant emissions. |
| Variant title | Air pollutant emissions |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Later edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : (June 2023) |
| Earlier edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : (July 2021) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : émissions de polluants atmosphériques. "Project code: EC21032." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, June 2022. ©2022 |
| Description | 1 online resource (80 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps |
| ISBN | 9780660439280 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | EC21032 |
| Subject terms | Air -- Pollution -- Canada -- Statistics. Environmental indicators -- Canada. |