Outcomes of the first round of local authority air quality Review and Assessments under the UK's air quality strategy.
In 1997, the UK government instigated the practice of Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) in the UK. This process is based on local authorities undertaking Review and Assessments of air quality within their areas. The first round of Review and Assessments have now been completed and represents the most extensive and coordinated analysis of air pollution ever undertaken in the UK, and probably in Europe. This paper takes a broad look at the outcomes of this process so far and identifies some of the key areas where lessons have/can be learnt both about patterns of air pollution in the UK and about the framework for investigating these that has been implemented under the LAQM regime. The process has led to a much higher number of local authorities finding problems with air pollution than initially expected. It has also challenged many assumptions about the significance of various pollutants and their sources.
Air Quality Research Group, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
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TJ
Chatterton
N K
NK
Woodfield
C I
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Beattie
J W S
JW
Longhurst
D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D009111:Local Government; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D010316:Particle Size; D011786:Quality Control; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D006113:United Kingdom
D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide