Air quality regulations establish limits, requirements and obligations aimed at protecting public health and the environment from atmospheric pollution. These frameworks provide guidance for assessing emissions, developing improvement plans and ensuring compliance with applicable environmental standards.
You don't need to have an electric vehicle to enjoy better urban air quality. However, misinformation about driving in Low Emission Zones (LEZs) seems to say that you do. What are Low Emission Zones (LEZs)? LEZs are specific designated zones in urban areas. They have...
Urban pollution, particularly air pollution, is a problem affecting almost every city. It is a direct result of the industrial activities that drive our economy, and urban expansion. In short, a consequence of our daily life, with negative connotations on the...
The air you breathe while you work can harm your health and reduce your productivity. Nowadays, few companies doubt the importance of ensuring employee well-being, environmental protection, and workplace safety. In this mission, an industrial EHS strategy, where air...
Construction works, while essential for urban development, are also one of the main sources of air pollution in cities. Earthworks, demolition, the use of heavy machinery, and the constant movement of materials produce large amounts of dust and pollutant gases that...
In your daily life you breathe polluted air. In fact, as you are reading these lines, you are inhaling various pollutants that could affect your health. Because let's face it: there is no safe level of pollution. Any concentration, even below the legal limits, could...
Urban air pollution has become one of the main environmental and public health challenges of the 21st century. In an increasingly urbanised world, ensuring good air quality in cities is essential not only for the well-being of their inhabitants but also to move...
A refinery does not fail all at once, it fails drop by drop, through leaks that are invisible to the naked eye yet dangerously constant, through emissions that no one measures in time. Emissions monitoring in refineries is now one of the most critical operational...
Time slot between 8.30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on a weekday. The place, the entrance to a school. Dozens of parents "unload" their children from idling cars stopped on a double queue. In the background, the roaring traffic speeding in and out of the city. The scene looks...
HIGHLIGHTS WHO air quality guidelines revise exposure limits downwards. The document published in September 2021 highlights the importance of technology as a tool to monitor and reduce pollution. Kunak's solutions help to make decisions based on reliable, real-time...