Cleaner Air through Cooperation, Progress Under the Air Quality Agreement - 2003

This brochure features recent progress made by Canada and the United States under the 1991 Air Quality Agreement and highlights key issues from the 2002 U.S.-Canada Air Quality Agreement Progress Report. The Agreement’s focus is to address the problem of transboundary air pollution, whereby pollutants released at one location can travel long distances, affecting air quality at their sources as well as many miles away. This brochure provides an overview of the 1991 Agreement, followed by key commitments and progress, including air quality programs and scientific cooperation between the two nations.

Table of Contents

Working Together for Cleaner Air
Pollutants and their Effects
The Acid Rain Challenge: Achieving Progress through Committed Action
- Key Commitments of the Acid Rain Annex
  1. SO₂ Emission Reduction Requirements
  2. NO_x Emission Reduction Requirements
Preserving Air Quality for Today and Tomorrow
- Notifying Neighbors—The Importance of Communication
Key Commitments of the Ozone Annex
- Emission Reduction Requirements
- Reporting Requirements
Progress on Ground-Level Ozone
- Domestic Programs
Other Air Quality Programs
- Particulate Matter—The Next Challenge
- Cooperation among the States and Provinces
Cooperation on Emission Inventories, Trends, and Mapping
- Wet Sulfate and Nitrate Deposition in 1990-1994 and 1996-2000
- AIRNOW Mapping
Research Efforts on Effects of Air Pollution
A History of Cooperation
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Cleaner Air through Cooperation, Progress Under the Air Quality Agreement - 2003

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