India's Central Pollution Control Board coordinates and specifies National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the national pollution-control framework, working with state boards on monitoring and implementation. The standards prescribe limits for pollutants such as particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, lead, ammonia, benzene, and selected toxic substances. WHO issues health-based guidelines internationally, while UNEP is not India's statutory standard-setting authority. The distinction is ecologically important because emission control must target eithe
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Campbell Biology, Urry et al., 12th Ed., Unit 8 Ecology