Air pollution publications

Air pollution can be a problem indoors as well as outside and it can adversely affect your health. There are many potential sources of air pollution indoors, this leaflet provides information about one important pollutant, Carbon monoxide, a lethal gas.

At the request of the DH, the Expert Group on Climate Change and Health in the UK reported on the likely impact of climate change on health, and implications for the NHS.

This pack gives information on both indoor and outdoor air quality issues is available from the Department of Health. It includes a series of factsheets giving details of contact organisations, helplines, websites, official reports and other materials.

Other documents about air pollution published and disseminated by DH.

• Integrated pollution prevention and control a practical guide for health authorities
• Quantification of the effects of air pollution on health in the United Kingdom
• Investigating the health impact of emissions to air from local industry
• Download summary of Economic Appraisal of the Health Effects of Air Pollution (PDF, 44K)
• full document of Economic Appraisal of the Health Effects of Air Pollution
• Advisory Group on the Medical Aspects of Air Pollution Episodes - First Report: Ozone
• Advisory Group on the Medical Aspects of Air Pollution Episodes - Second Report: Sulphur Dioxide, Acid Aerosols and Particulates
• Advisory Group on the Medical Aspects of Air Pollution Episodes - Third Report: Oxides of Nitrogen
• Advisory Group on the Medical Aspects of Air Pollution Episodes - Fourth report: Health effects of exposures to mixtures of air pollutants