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RECORD NUMBER: 3 OF 12Main Title | Closer Look at Our Neighbors to the South: Air Quality Trends, Standards, and Monitoring Programs of Latin American Countries. | |||||||||||
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Author | Childers, L. O. ; Medina-Vera, M. ; Mitchell, W. J. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. | |||||||||||
Publisher | 1997 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1997 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/600/A-97/044; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB97-193825 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Air quality standards ; Urban areas ; Trends ; Latin America ; South America ; Central America ; Air pollution monitoring ; Air pollution sources ; United Nations ; GEMS(Global Environment Monitoring System) | |||||||||||
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Abstract | The Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS/Air) is a program in which air monitoring data from over 50 countries throughout the world are collected and analyzed. The GEMS/Air program is sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). As part of a technical systems agreement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the UNEP/WHO, collaborative reviews of eighteen Latin American cities were conducted over the past two years. The countries visited include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The findings of these reviews and the future direction of air pollution monitoring programs in these countries are presented. |