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Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : air pollutant emissions.En4-144/22-2024E-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"--Page 7.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body.
TitleCanadian environmental sustainability indicators : air pollutant emissions.
Variant title
  • Air pollutant emissions
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
Later editionCanadian environmental sustainability indicators : June 2025
Earlier editionCanadian environmental sustainability indicators : (June 2023)
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : émissions de polluants atmosphériques.
  • "Project code: EC24019"--Page 2.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, June 2024.
  • ©2024
Description1 online resource (80 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps
ISBN9780660704456
Catalogue number
  • En4-144/22-2024E-PDF
Departmental catalogue numberEC23015
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