Policy paper

Air quality: explaining air pollution

This document sets out what air pollution is, where it comes from, what we’re doing to reduce it, and what you can do.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 22 May 2018
• Last updated: 14 January 2019 — See all updates

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Air quality: explaining air pollution – at a glance

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This document sets out, at a glance:

• what air pollution is
• where it comes from
• what we can all do to reduce it

Air quality is the term we use to describe how polluted the air we breathe is. Poor air quality affects us all.

Our Clean Air Strategy sets out what actions we will be taking to reduce air pollution and its effects.

Published 22 May 2018

Last updated 14 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 14 January 2019

   Updated as the Clean Air Strategy has been published.

2. 22 May 2018

   First published.