REPORT OUTLINE: CLEAN AIR PROGRAM of the DENR

I. AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

A. How is air quality measured?
II. SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION
A. Pollution from Stationary Sources
 Emission standards with respect to any trade, industry, process and fuel-
burning equipment or industrial plant emitting air pollutants.
 Compliance of existing industries with emission standards
 INCINERATION: Burning of municipal, biomedical and hazardous waste
 LGU Programs supporting the Clean Air Program
B. Pollution from Motor Vehicles
 Emission standards for light and heavy vehicles
 DENR, in collaboration with DOTC, DTI and LGUs
 Prohibition on leaded gasoline
C. Pollution from Other Sources
 Smoking – Any program implementation for smoking? Are there penalties for
violation?
 Other mobile sources; DENR in connection with appropriate agencies
D. Pollution from Other Pollutants
 Ozone-depleting substances
 Reduction of greenhouse gases
 Organic pollutants
 Radioactive Emissions
III. INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
 DENR through the EMB
 Government and Non-governmental organizations
 People’s organizations or private enterprises
 Role of LGUs
 Public Education and Information Campaign
IV. ACTIONS
 Violators
 Fines and Penalties
V. Air Quality Comparison
 20 years ago
 15 years ago
 10 years ago
 5 years ago
 During 2019, the start of its implementation
 At the end of 2020
VI. PRIORITY ACTIVITIES OF THE CLEAN AIR PROGRAM
A. MONITORING OF THE COMPLIANCE OF FIRMS/INDUSTRIES;
B. OPERATIONALIZATION OF AIRSHED GOVERNING BOARDS;
C. CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS
VII. SUB-PROGRAMS
A. MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
B. INDUSTRIAL EMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
C. ROADSIDE AMBIENT AND GENERAL AMBIENT AIR MONITORING
VIII. DATA/INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION ON ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE DENR
FOR THE CLEAN AIR PROGRAM WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF LGUs and other institutions
IX. EFFECTS OF PANDEMIC ON THE QUALITY OF AIR
X. HOW DID THE CLEAN AIR PROGRAM WENT BEFORE AND DURING THE PANDEMIC
XI. CONCLUSIONS
XII. RECOMMENDATIONS