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Air quality information
The National Air Quality Information Archive (www.airquality.co.uk) is being re-launched today following its redesign. The site, which contains a huge amount of information and data on air quality in the United Kingdom, including the latest hours' and historic pollution levels back to the 1960s, is now more user friendly.
Air Quality Freephone Helpline (0800 556677) is also available again to obtain information on current and forecast air quality in your local area. The helpline can also be used to obtain a leaflet on 'Air pollution - what it means for your health'.
The latest in the series of annual reports on 'Air Pollution in the United Kingdom: 2005' is now available on the National Air Quality Information Archive (www.airquality.co.uk). It contains information on the following areas:
The National Air Quality Information Archive (www.airquality.co.uk) is being re-launched today following its redesign. The site, which contains a huge amount of information and data on air quality in the United Kingdom, including the latest hours' and historic pollution levels back to the 1960s, is now more user friendly.
Air Quality Freephone Helpline (0800 556677) is also available again to obtain information on current and forecast air quality in your local area. The helpline can also be used to obtain a leaflet on 'Air pollution - what it means for your health'.
The latest in the series of annual reports on 'Air Pollution in the United Kingdom: 2005' is now available on the National Air Quality Information Archive (www.airquality.co.uk). It contains information on the following areas:
- current UK and European efforts to tackle air pollution. These both progressed significantly during 2005; we identify and discuss the major developments.
- current UK air monitoring networks, their objectives and methodologies. Major changes to these programmes - in particular the national Smoke/sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide diffusion tube networks -are considered.
- Review of current UK Air Quality Objectives and examines how and where these were exceeded during the year. We also identify exceedences of the UK Air Quality Strategy daily objective for PM 10 particles at a number of near-road locations.
- Investigates how pollution levels vary across the country. We go further than in previous years in examining these important national-scale patterns of pollution.
- Examines major periods of elevated ollution (so called pollution 'episodes') that occurred during 2005. This year, we examine a summer photochemical smog event, together with air quality impacts from the Buncefield fires.
- Assesses long-term trends in order to identify how pollution levels in the atmosphere have changed over time. This year, we examine for the first time both past and projected future changes in UK's pollution climate.
- Examines social aspects of air pollution in the UK. Again, this is a first for these annual reports.
- Identifies published, web and media sources for information on the UK's air quality. In particular, we provide details of new national air quality archives and websites for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Provides detailed statistical summary tables for each measured pollutant