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The PSI has been used in a number of countries including the United States and Singapore. Since 1999, the US EPA has replaced the Pollution Standards Index (PSI) with the Air Quality Index (AQI) to incorporate new PM 2.5 and ozone standards. Prior to 1 April 2014, Singapore published the PSI and the 1-hour PM 2.5 reading separately.
The headquarters of the National Environment Agency, Singapore is located at Environment Building on Scotts Road. National Environment Agency (NEA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of the Government of Singapore. The NEA is responsible for improving and sustaining a clean and green environment in ...
The National Environment Agency attributed this to "denser haze from the sea areas south of Singapore being blown in by the prevailing south-south=easterly winds". [104] Thunderstorms in the morning of 28 October 2015 brought respite from the haze when the PSI dropped from 61 to 26 at 9 a.m.
Government of Singapore: Headquarters: 40 Scotts Road #24-00, Environment Building, Singapore 228231: Motto: Sustainable Singapore: Employees: 4,493 (2018) [1] Annual budget: S$2.75 billion (2019) [1] Ministers responsible
A year later, Singapore (represented by MSS) joined the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). [5] In 1968, administration of MSS was moved to the Ministry of Communications . In 1971, the MSS headquarters and climate station were moved to Paya Lebar Airport , [ 3 ] and began receiving satellite imagery the following year. [ 5 ]
The Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014 (THPA) is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalizes conduct which causes or contributes to haze pollution in Singapore, and to provide for related matters such as deterrence. The law is designed specifically to allow legal in suing companies for environmental pollution.
At 4pm on 14 September 2019, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) entered the "unhealthy" range of above 100 for the first time since 2016, [32] starting from 103 in western Singapore. The PSI steadily climbed up [33] with all parts of Singapore registering "unhealthy" PSI readings at 1am the next day, peaking at 124 from 5am to 8am in ...
The Singapore Green Plan (SGP) was created in 1992 to ensure that the economic growth model of Singapore does not compromise the environment. [1] The SGP sets out the strategies, programs and targets for Singapore to maintain a quality living environment while pursuing economic prosperity.