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State of NZ's Environment 1997

Opening Section

1: Introduction

2: The Place and the People

3: Production and Consumption Patterns

4: Environmental Management

5: The State of Our Atmosphere

6: The State of Our Air

7: The State of Our Waters

8: The State of Our Land

9: The State of Our Biodiversity

10: Conclusions on the State of New Zealand's Environment

Chapter Six: The State of Our Air

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Key points

Introduction

Sources of Air Quality Data

• Emission inventories

The Nature of New Zealand's Air

Pressures on New Zealand's Air Quality

• Pressures from motor vehicles
• Pressures from home heating
• Pressures from industrial sources
• Pressures from agricultural sprays
• Pressures from other sources

The State of New Zealand's Air

• Particulate Matter
• Dust Deposition
• Suspended Particulate
• Smoke
• Sulphur Dioxide
• Carbon Monoxide
• Oxides of Nitrogen
• Photochemical smog and tropospheric ozone
• Lead

Society's Responses to Air Pollution

• Clean Air Act 1972-1991
• The Resource Management Act 1991
• Recent initiatives

Conclusions

References