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Provides guidance on how planning can take account of the impact of new development on air quality.
This series brings together all documents relating to air quality and emissions statistics.
There is evidence that air pollutants such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide can exacerbate respiratory conditions.
This document sets out what air pollution is, where it comes from, what we’re doing to reduce it, and what you can do.
What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
Find out how the short term health risks of air pollution are measured, and the effects of air pollution on human health.
An annual update on concentrations of major air pollutants in the UK.
How to develop monitoring strategies for assessing levels of pollutants in the ambient atmosphere.
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