Air pollution control legislation - Research needs

Abstract

This paper will outline the important role of research before any particular agency could adopt or implement the air pollution control legislation or regulation. In the industrialized countries, the air pollution standard criteria is based on the merit of pollution-health effect relationship, gathered from a profound research findings. Concurrently, the pollution control techniques are frequently updated to suit the needs of more stringent air quality act. Our responsible agency must also streamline part of its activities in the same manner. The same agency ought to organize, conduct and make use of the local research findings before adopting and implementing any legislation. Only then, the agency can ensure that the regulation is feasible and easily be implemented in the most effective way.