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Provides guidance on how planning can take account of the impact of new development on air quality.
There is evidence that air pollutants such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide can exacerbate respiratory conditions.
This series brings together all documents relating to air quality and emissions statistics.
How to approach sampling ambient air and the sampling and analytical techniques to use.
How to develop monitoring strategies for assessing levels of pollutants in the ambient atmosphere.
An annual update on concentrations of major air pollutants in the UK.
Air quality statistics
Find out how the short term health risks of air pollution are measured, and the effects of air pollution on human health.
This document sets out what air pollution is, where it comes from, what we’re doing to reduce it, and what you can do.
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