Air Quality
The Environment Act 1995 requires us to periodically review and
assess whether the air quality standards, as set out in the
National Air Quality Strategy, will be met across the District.
This strategy, published in July 2007, commits Local Authorities
to try to achieve air quality levels for seven pollutants. It aims
to ensure that polluting emissions, for example from cars or
industry, and general background air quality across the country do
not cause harm to human health or the environment.
The seven pollutants are:
- Benzene
- 1,3 Butadiene
- Carbon Monoxide
- Lead
- Nitrogen Dioxide
- Particles (PM10), also referred to as airborne
dust
- Sulphur Dioxide
If any reviews and assessments show up 'hot-spots' where a
standard might be broken for one or more of the listed pollutants,
then we must declare that area as an Air Quality Management Area
(AQMA). We must then draw up an action plan to improve the air
quality in this area.
For copies of past air quality reports for the District, please
follow the link to the Essex Air Quality Consortium website.
Further information regarding the individual pollutants can be
found by following the link to the Defra website.
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