Garland, Rebecca MWernecke, BFeig, GLangerman, K2022-03-072022-03-072021Garland, R.G., Wernecke, B., Feig, G. & Langerman, K. 2021. The new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: What do they mean for South Africa. <i>Clean Air Journal, 31(2).</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/123061017-17032410-972Xhttps://doi.org/10.17159/caj/2020/31/2.12915http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12306Ambient air quality standards are a key policy lever in air quality management. In South Africa, the introduction of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) highlighted the shift in the focus of air quality management from source to receptor that was initiated with the introduction of the NEM:AQA. NAAQS were developed considering health impacts, ambient levels at the time and South Africa’s developing economy. There is currently a process starting to review these standards, and this process aligns with the recent release of the new World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQG) in September 2021 (World Health Organization, 2021). This is the first update of WHO’s AQG since 2005. The WHO’s guidelines take into account recent evidence of the effect of air pollution on human health, and many of the guidelines are substantiallylower than the previous guidelines (Table 1). In this editorial, we ask what the implications of the new WHO Guidelines are for air quality management and compliance in South Africa.FulltextenAir qualityAir quality managementAir quality guidelinesNational Ambient Air Quality StandardsNAAQSArticleGarland, R. G., Wernecke, B., Feig, G., & Langerman, K. (2021). The new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: What do they mean for South Africa. <i>Clean Air Journal, 31(2)</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12306Garland, Rebecca G, B Wernecke, G Feig, and K Langerman "The new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: What do they mean for South Africa." <i>Clean Air Journal, 31(2)</i> (2021) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12306Garland RG, Wernecke B, Feig G, Langerman K. The new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: What do they mean for South Africa. Clean Air Journal, 31(2). 2021; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12306.TY - Article AU - Garland, Rebecca G AU - Wernecke, B AU - Feig, G AU - Langerman, K AB - Ambient air quality standards are a key policy lever in air quality management. In South Africa, the introduction of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) highlighted the shift in the focus of air quality management from source to receptor that was initiated with the introduction of the NEM:AQA. NAAQS were developed considering health impacts, ambient levels at the time and South Africa’s developing economy. There is currently a process starting to review these standards, and this process aligns with the recent release of the new World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQG) in September 2021 (World Health Organization, 2021). This is the first update of WHO’s AQG since 2005. The WHO’s guidelines take into account recent evidence of the effect of air pollution on human health, and many of the guidelines are substantiallylower than the previous guidelines (Table 1). In this editorial, we ask what the implications of the new WHO Guidelines are for air quality management and compliance in South Africa. DA - 2021 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Clean Air Journal, 31(2) KW - Air quality KW - Air quality management KW - Air quality guidelines KW - National Ambient Air Quality Standards KW - NAAQS LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 1017-1703 SM - 2410-972X T1 - The new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: What do they mean for South Africa TI - The new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: What do they mean for South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12306 ER -25524