Air Pollution - what it means for your health
Introduction
Everyone has a right to accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information on the air they breathe.
This
booklet is designed to be an easy to understand guide to the Air Pollution
Information Service and to air pollution and health. It explains what
the service is and tells you:
- how to access the service;
- the bands (or levels) of air pollution and how to understand the 1 to 10 index;
- the health effects of different levels of air pollution;
- what to do if air pollution affects your health;
- which pollutants the service covers;
- where air pollution comes from and what affects people's exposure; and
- where to find out more about air pollution.
It also advises on:
- "does it make a difference where I live?"; and
- how we can all help reduce air pollution.
WHAT IS THE AIR POLLUTION INFORMATION SERVICE?
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service gives up-to-the-minute information at your fingertips, including:
A free leaflet Working Together for Clean Air (ref. 99EP0865) explains what the Government, the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and local authorities across the country are doing to improve air quality. Copies are available from Defra Free Literature at the address at the end of this leaflet.
Page (HTML version) published 17 November 2002;
Page last modified
3 November, 2006