1. Nature of pollutants, sources and impacts
1.1 Nature of pollutants
Fumes are, by definition, gaseous discharges from combustion (heating, transport, incineration...) emitted into the atmosphere. They consist mainly of nitrogen (N 2 ), oxygen (O 2 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and water vapor (H 2 O) g . However, in fumes and gaseous emissions, we encounter dust as well as compounds in lower concentrations, or even in trace amounts: sulfur and nitrogen oxides, metals, dioxins and furans, volatile organic compounds (VOCs)....
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Bibliography
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Websites
Ademe (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie) – (Agence de la transition écologique) http://www.ademe.fr/
EEA (European Environment Agency) https://www.eea.europa.eu/fr
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Standards and norms
- Air quality – Environment – Recueil de Normes Françaises 6th Edition, (1999), Tome 1 and Tome 2. - AFNOR - 2011
- Air Quality Planning and Standards. - EPA - 2016
- Qualité de l'air - ISO/TC 146 - 2017
- Organisation mondiale de la santé (World Health Organization) - OMS (WHO) -
Regulations
Loi n° 96-1236 du 30 décembre 1996, Journal officiel du 1 er janvier 1997, sur l'air et l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie.
Arrêté du 2 février 1998, Journal officiel du 3 mars 1998, relative aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi que aux émissions de toute nature des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumises à...
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