Abstract
Economic development in a national and international context must be based on a sustainability strategy established on the systemic interaction between the economic, sociocultural, and ecological environments. Today, the world is confronted by many challenges related to climate change and natural-resource flows, including waste streams resulting from economic activity. The need for national and European environmental standards and the work of an environment monitoring authority to reduce air pollution are highlighted by economic and industrial activities. Thus, our research focused on determining if emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen (NO2), and particulate matter 10 (PM10) are influenced by planned and unplanned inspections made by competent authorities from Romania. We built a regression model that estimates the influence of economic measures imposed by the authorities on reducing industrial air pollution. Preliminary results showed that the number of inspections negatively influences air pollution, indicating that national and local authorities in Romania are striving to maintain air quality and are conducting more inspections when air pollution is high.
Highlights
Environmental pollution is one of the most debated problems of the 21st century, constituting a duty for all economic agents; public institutions; and, last but not least, citizens to protect the environment and, implicitly, the health of the population [1,2,3]
This study provides insight into the spillover effects that actual air pollution in Romania might have on public concern about air quality
In order to align with European legislation on the subject of the present research, Romania must follow actions suggested by the European Commission regarding developing a circular economy; improving the efficiency of resources and waste management; and ensuring compliance
Summary
Environmental pollution is one of the most debated problems of the 21st century, constituting a duty for all economic agents; public institutions; and, last but not least, citizens to protect the environment and, implicitly, the health of the population [1,2,3]. A global need for environmental-protection regulations is recognized. In this regard, international organizations have developed standards regarding economic development that does not significantly affect the environment [9,10]. Air pollution is a threat to the environment and to human health [11]. Numerous studies have proven the negative impact of air pollution on human health [2,6,9,12,13,14].
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