Canadian Council of Ministers
of the Environment

Le Conseil canadien des ministres
de l'environnement

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Air Emissions

Recognizing the impact of air pollutants on human health in Canada, in 1991 CCME developed a plan for the management of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – the two families of pollutants responsible for formation of ground level ozone, a major component of smog.  As an element of this plan, CCME developed numerous codes of practice and guidelines for the reduction of VOCs and NOx from various targeted sectors or sources.

In 2005 CCME published the National Framework for Petroleum Refinery Emissions Reductions as a new way to regulate air emissions from petroleum refineries specifically.