AQTI Technical Specifications English Angel Hsu

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Technical Specifications for the Air Quality Transparency IndexInstitute of Public and Environmental Affairs and Renmin University Law

Center

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.pdf.

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1. Systematic disclosure 1 For particulate

matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, volatile organiccompounds.

3Completeness:

evaluation of published information on air pollution, much of the region covered by the

scope (3 points total)

2Daily reports (accounting for 2 points):

A 1 Just released information on the city's air

quality, accounting for 1 point.

B 2 In accordance with

the county, the specific monitoring points, sub-regional air quality informationreleased (may account for 2 points)

1 1Annual reports

(accounting for 1 point): In accordance with the district or the monitoring points, sub-

regional air quality in the publication of information (1 point)

2 Systematic: Evaluation

of air pollution information, whether the publication of information covers the wholeyear (2 points)

A:,1The weekly, every ten-

day, monthly, quarterly reports of air quality information throughout the year (1 point)

B. 2Public daily reports - together account for 2 points

252 2greater than 252 days (to determinecontinuous release of information), 2 points

1 if non-continuous release, 1 point

Note:

-AB The above score for completeness is either A or B, but not the cumulative score.


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- ,,21

12

,21*12=252

According to "Environmental air quality monitoring technical specifications, " for thefrequency and effectiveness of data collection, if one month has 21 valid daily averages,

the arithmetic mean of these values equal the "effective monthly average." For everyyear, you need no less than 12 valid months' average value to be averaged, to get theeffective yearly average. Therefore, the number of days needed is 21 * 12 = 252 days.

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To be eligible for assessment, there is a system of local air quality information published,whether its the main release, but it may be the same score.

- API,1,2

,

,A,

,;

API,1;

API, ,2

,

Acknowledging the meaning of the API, if you inform the most important pollutants youdeduct 1 point, if you don't, then deduct 2 points. As long as the relevant assessmentreport clearly being the city where the daily monitoring of several pollutants, theseindicators can be scored, but the release of the actual situation according to the

corresponding point deduction. For instance, City A monitors PM10, SO2, NO2 daily,then the evaluation should correspond to the score of the three indicators. If the daily airquality pollutants in the corresponding information is released, then use the normalscores; if the daily air quality report is published and only the value of the primarypollutant in the corresponding API is reporter, under the scoring in the normal scorededuct a point; if the daily air quality reports API published values only, not informationof the specific pollutants, deduct 2 points. Points are given for the timeliness, integrity,user-friendliness, but the final score is controlled by the systematic nature of the report.

- API,

,:2009

2009API,PM10,

,1,

If the annual report released by county includes the primary pollutant API and thecorresponding mean, which of the primary pollutants that are released intothe points of evaluation, other indicators may not be given points. Example: the 2009City of Fuzhou State of the Environment report published in all districts and counties ofthe mean API, corresponding to the primary pollutants PM10, particulate matter as the


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information can be released in accordance with county,get a point, others, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide may not receive points.

- ,VOCs

Referred to as long as volatile organic compounds benzene, aromatics,

aldehydes, ketones any pollutants or VOCs may be referred to the corresponding score.2For lead and other pollutants

:(2) Systematic:evaluate air pollution information, whether the information covers the whole year countsfor 2 points)

A: 2The

weekly, every-ten-day, monthly, quarterly reports of air quality information throughoutthe year (2 points)

B: 1release of information not covered by theevaluation of items throughout the year, had a stall (1 point)

:( 3) Completeness:

evaluation of published information on air pollution, much of the region covered by thescope (3 points total)

A 1City released the data (1 point)

B 2County released the data (2 points)

C 3Disclosure of specific air monitoring stations (3

points)

Notes:

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other items, as long as the air quality information covered ismercury, benzo [a] pyrene, dioxins. When the published information covers two airquality indicators, you can add a point; if it covers three indicators, can increase to 2points, but cannot exceed the best score.

-ABABC

Can be either A, B and A, B, C, but is non-cumulative.-

were eligible for assessment to evaluate the state of city level ambient air qualitydisclosure, as long as there is a system of local air quality information published,whether its the main release, but it may be the same score.


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: Timeliness1 applies

to particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, volatileorganic compounds

1Release air quality forecasts, 1 point 3Release daily air quality, 3 points

A,1release daily air quality in general, 1 point

B,3,2to take real-time communication methods, release monitoring data once every 3 hours to thepublic, 2 points

C,1,3to take real-time communication methods, release monitoring data once every hour to thepublic, 3 points

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For weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual air quality reports published inany form, the timeliness of the document released needs to be determined. If judged asnot timely, no points are given, if judged to be timely, one point is given.

2For lead and other items

[a]The time

difference between the actual release of the report and the report formation for lead,

mercury, benzo [a] pyrene, and dioxin:

A20 5formation of the report

within 20 working days after the announcement is seen as timely, 5 points

B213 4formation of the report from21 working days up to 3 months, 4 points

C46 3formation of the report within 4 to 6months reported, 3 points

D712 2formation of the report within 7-12

months, 2 pointsE 1released a year later after the formationdocuments, 1 point

Completeness

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4:For particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, volatileorganic compoundsDaily air quality (accounting for 4 points)

4Evaluation Method One: If the published daily air quality index monitorspollutant concentration, score as following (out of 4 points.):

3Publicreleaseofspecificconcentrationvalueoftheindicator(3points)

API 1PublicreleaseofbasicAPIscore(1point)

API

3Evaluationmethod2:Ifthedailyairqualityreportsdonot

includespecificpollutantconcentrationdata,onlytheAPI(outof3points).

API API 1 onlyannouncestheAPIvalue(localassessmentindicatorsincludedintheAPI)

User-friendliness

1For particulate

matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, volatile organiccompounds

Evaluationofairqualityinformationispublishedtofacilitatepublicaccess.Whethertoadopta

varietyofchannelstoreleaseairqualityinformation,suchasspecialnetworkprograms,

television,mobilenewspapers(orSMS),etc.;whetheritiseasytounderstandtheinformation

onairqualitypublishedinsuchamanner,suchifit'scombinedwithmaps,etc.

Detailedevaluation

A./ 2special sections published by the

network of daily air quality / forecast information, 2 pointsB. 2daily air quality combined with map

information released, 2 points C. 1Annual Report with information on air quality

combined with maps, 1 point

Note:

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Air quality information through channels such as television or text messages, to receivepoints, each can score up to 2 points, but cannot be more than excellent.

2Forleadandothers

Evaluate whether the air quality information

publicity facilitates public access. 22Two points: air quality

information is combined with maps, 2 points.3Release through distribution channels (3 points).

Releasedintothemediaandgovernment

websitesmaincategories:

1. go through media channels

1 media reports can be obtained online, 1 point

1The local environmental protection agency (EPA)

on its own site has reproduced media reports, 1 point ,1EPA has published reports, or asearch engine available, 1 point.

, OR,

2Through the local EPA or other official website:

1 No column-

free search engine, but the environmental protection department Web site or otherofficial website has scattered information, 1 point

2

Environmental protectiondepartment site columns, and columns provide useful information, 2 points

1,A site search engine and searchengine to search useful information, 1 point

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