CONTENTS
Executive Summary...................................................................................................1
1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................2 » 1.1 Context....................................................................................................... 2 » 1.2 Scope of the Strategy............................................................................. 2 » 1.3 Collaboration with Stakeholders. ........................................................ 2 » 1.4 Sources of Air Pollution in Cork City.................................................. 3 » 1.4.1 Nitrogen Oxides (NO X )................................................................................... 3 » 1.4.2 Particulate Matter (PM 1 , PM 2.5 and PM 10 ).................................................. 3 » 1.4.3 Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2 ).....................................................................................4 » 1.4.4 Ozone (O 3 )..........................................................................................................4 » 1.4.5 Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)....................................................................................4 » 1.5 Health Impacts of Air Pollution ........................................................... 4 » 1.5.1 Air Pollution and Disease.............................................................................. 5 » 1.5.2 Air Pollution and COVID-19........................................................................... 6 » 1.6 Economic Impacts .................................................................................. 6 » 1.7 Environmental Impacts ......................................................................... 7 2. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK.......................................................8 » 2.1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 8 » 2.2 National Air Quality Legislation........................................................... 8 » 2.3 Clean Air Strategy................................................................................... 9 » 2.4 European Air Quality Policy and Directives...................................... 9 » 2.5 National Air Quality Guidance.............................................................. 11 » 2.6 Smoky Coal............................................................................................... 11 3. AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN CORK CITY......................................................13 » 3.1 National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network......................... 13 » 3.2 Monitoring Programme.......................................................................... 15 » 3.3 District Level Air Quality Monitoring Network................................. 16 » 3.4 Monitoring Parameters........................................................................... 17 4. AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES and ACTION THEMES..........................................18 » 4.1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 18 » 4.2 Theme 1: Health and Wellbeing............................................................ 19 » 4.3 Theme 2: Air Quality Monitoring.......................................................... 20 » 4.4 Theme 3: Travel........................................................................................ 21 » 4.5 Theme 4: Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. .............. 26 » 4.6 Theme 5: Regulation and Enforcement.............................................. 27 » 4.7 Theme 6: Green Infrastructure............................................................. 28 » 4.8 Theme 7: Research and Innovation..................................................... 29 5. IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION..................................30 » 5.1 Implementation ....................................................................................... 30 » 5.2 Monitoring ................................................................................................ 31 » 5.3 Evaluation ................................................................................................. 31 » 5.4 Objectives and Action Themes............................................................ 31 » 5.4.1 Theme 1: Health and Wellbeing................................................................... 32 » 5.4.2 Theme 2: Air Quality Monitoring................................................................ 33 » 5.4.3 Theme 3: Travel................................................................................................. 34 » 5.4.4 Theme 4: Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure................... 39 » 5.4.5 Theme 5: Regulation and Enforcement...................................................40 » 5.4.6 Theme 6: Green and Blue Infrastructure.................................................42 » 5.4.7 Theme 7: Research and Innovation...........................................................44
References. .................................................................................................................43
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