tailieunhanh - Air Pollution: what it means for your health • the public information service

Facilitate access to information on the health effects of indoor and outdoor air pollution and methods for reducing the risk. Conduct health impact assessments to determine the magnitude of the health effects associated with changes in air pollution. This information can be used to identify cost- effective measures to improve public health, identify critical uncertainties and suggest productive areas of research. Facilitate country actions to strengthen air quality management. National governments have the responsibility to set needed policies and laws and implement them. Air pollution control regulations—especially those phasing out the use of leaded gasoline, controlling pollution from. | Air Pollution what it means for your health the public information service Department for Environment Food Rural Affairs in partnership with the Department of Health the Scottish Government and the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland. These days many people are concerned about air pollution and whether it might affect their health. The fact is that most of the time air pollution levels are low. The air is certainly a lot cleaner today than in the days of the smogs of the 1950 s when factory chimneys belched out smoke and nearly everyone had a coal fire. But if you are concerned about air pollution there is a free and easy to use service that allows you to check levels in your area. The Government and the devolved administrations Air Pollution Information Service is managed by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA . It provides detailed and easy-to-understand information on air pollution completely free of charge. This information can be particularly important to people with medical conditions which air pollution may make worse. 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 use the service the bands or levels of air pollution and how to understand the 1 to10 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 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 The service gives up-to-the-minute information at your fingertips including concise easy-to-understand summaries detailed .