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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.
For local authorities to bid for support on measures to improve air quality.
An annual update on concentrations of major air pollutants in the UK.
Defra’s framework for local authorities to make best use of their powers and make air quality improvements for their communities.
Techniques that analysts, consultants and academics can use to assess the effect of air quality on human health and the environment.
What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
This document sets out what air pollution is, where it comes from, what we’re doing to reduce it, and what you can do.
The National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP) sets out measures and analysis for how emission reduction commitments can be met across the UK.
A tool to help local authorities estimate the burden of air pollution on the health care system.
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in air quality policy areas.
The AQEG provides independent scientific advice on air quality to Defra, in particular the air pollutants contained in the Air Quality Strategy (AQS) for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and those covered by the EU Directives on Ambient Air...
Air pollution is a global environmental health threat, contributing to an estimated 3-7 million deaths per year
A comprehensive overview of actions that national and local government and others can take to improve air quality and health.
Framework for local authority assessment and management of air quality standards and objectives: Secretary of State directions under Environment Act 1995.
COMEAP advice note on the health evidence relevant to developing targets for fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) under the Environment Act (2021).
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