Abstract
Air pollution is a major problem in many countries and major cities across the world. The development of an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) is one of the effective and efficient tools employed in managing acceptable air quality and differs for each country or area depending on the specific needs and requirements. In South Africa, the air quality has been a priority since the development of the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1965 (Act 45 of 1965), which was later repelled by the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act 39 of 2004). The NEMAQA led to the declaration of the Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area (VTAPA) as the first Air Quality Priority Area due to high pollutant concentrations (particulates) within the area. The declaration of an air quality priority area is an indication that the ambient air quality within the area exceeded or would exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The declaration of the VTAPA included the development of the VTAPA AQMP, and the setting of NAAQS for criteria pollutants because of their detrimental impacts on human health and the environment...
M.Sc. (Environmental Management)