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Provides guidance on how planning can take account of the impact of new development on air quality.
What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
Your local council can introduce extra controls on emissions if there are…
The darker the smoke, the more polluting it tends to be. Smoke darker than…
You need a permit for most generators, furnaces and boilers. Get a permit…
For local authorities to bid for support on measures to improve air quality.
Guidance on the ventilation of indoor spaces to reduce the spread of respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
COMEAP statement on the evidence for differential health effects of particulate matter according to source or components.
An annual update on concentrations of major air pollutants in the UK.
This series brings together all documents relating to Air quality and emissions statistics.
Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) advises the government on all matters concerning the health effects of air pollutants.
A resource focusing on air pollution: sources, impacts and actions.
This document sets out what air pollution is, where it comes from, what we’re doing to reduce it, and what you can do.
A tool to help local authorities estimate the burden of air pollution on the health care system.
Process guidance notes (PG notes) on emission controls ('Part B' activities).
A report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) on the effects of particulate air pollution on mortality in the UK.
Guidance to help health and care staff to work with patients, families and communities to take action on the health effects of air pollution.
Air pollution is a global environmental health threat, contributing to an estimated 3-7 million deaths per year
The National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP) sets out measures and analysis for how emission reduction commitments can be met across the UK.
New round of Air Quality Grants for local authorities opens to benefit communities and reduce the impact of polluted air on people's health
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