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Review: Air Quality Review

Committee/Panel: Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Panel
Launch Date: 10 September 2007 Close Date: To be advised
Submissions Deadline: To be advised Review Status: Report published
Review Report(s):
Ministerial Response(s):

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Emissions from the various modes of transport.

Terms of reference

  1. To investigate the range of substances that may be emitted in Jersey and assess if they are likely to pose a risk to health or the environment. Both gases and airborne particles will be assessed (both of which may be of chemical or biological origin).
  2. To investigate the potential of hazardous emissions from:
      • Transport (Air, land and sea) Industry (e.g. JEC, Jersey Steel, General Hospital, dry cleaners, construction industry, etc.)
      • Waste management (Incinerator, crematoriums, composting facilities, fly ash and landfill)
      • Domestic burning (e.g. garden fires, solid fuel fires.)
      • The assessment of the hazard potentials from these emissions will focus on the impact to the local environment. However, consideration may be given to the implications for carbon dioxide emissions (and other global warming gases) of any measures to control local pollutants [see note 2].
  3. To assess if sufficient funds are available to provide an appropriate level of air quality monitoring of the substances most likely to pose environmental and health problems and that the appropriate legislation is in place.
  4. To assess if the current air quality monitoring is in line with accepted best practice and encompasses a sufficient range of substances.
  5. To investigate what actions have been taken in response to levels recorded above internationally agreed exposure limits.
  6. To investigate what progress has been made in reducing transport pollution levels following the recommendations in the Air Quality Strategy Report for the States of Jersey produced in April 2003 and other relevant strategies adopted by the States.
  7. To respond to any other issues that may arise as a result of this review.