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Air quality

Introduction

Defra works to control and manage air quality across the UK. The UK Government and the devolved administrations published the latest Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 17 July 2007 - setting out a way forward for work and planning on air quality issues and the air quality standards and objectives to be achieved; introducing new policy framework for tackling fine particles and identifying potential new national policy measures which modelling indicates could give further health benefits and move closer towards meeting the Strategy’s objectives

Latest

5 August 2008: Consultation on UK report regarding plans and programmes to meet EU air quality limit values (reporting year 2006)

4 July 2008: Consultation on draft local air quality management guidance.

14 May 2008

• Consultation on addendum to guidelines for halogen and hydrogen halides in ambient air for protecting human health against acute irritancy effects
• Consultation on guidelines for metals and metalloids in ambient air for the protection of human health
• Consultation on ozone in the United Kingdom

28 April 2008 - Summary of responses: consultation on a licensing scheme for the sale and purchase of non-compliant paints for use on historic buildings and vintage vehicles

15 August 2007 - Consultation on UK report regarding plans and programmes to meet EU air quality limit values (reporting year 2005)

See also

• National Air Quality Information Archive - provides up-to-date information on air quality. Find out what air pollution is like near you and for a forecast of what it will be like over the next 24 hours. Also see the national archive of air quality information and reports giving detailed air quality monitoring data and statistics.
• National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory - giving estimates of emissions to the atmosphere from UK sources such as cars, trucks, power stations and industrial plants.
• Ozone monitoring and science (on Air Quality Archive website)

Contacts

If you want further information that is not covered by these pages, email: air.quality@defra.gsi.gov.uk.

Page last modified: 5 August 2008

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