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Air quality and emissions statistics

This series brings together all documents relating to Air quality and emissions statistics.

Published 1 August 2013
Last updated 13 February 2018 — see all updates

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

This series contains National Statistics on the emission and concentrations of major air pollutants. There are many sources of air pollution, including power stations, road transport, household heating, agriculture and industrial processes.

Some air pollutants directly affect us or our environment because they are harmful chemicals and others because they can react in the environment to produce harmful chemicals. Other pollutants or pollutant combinations upset the natural balance of acidity and nitrogen in the environment. Air pollution can be quantified in two ways – the amount of air pollutants released into the atmosphere by a source (emissions) and the concentration of air pollutants in a location (air quality).

‘Air Quality Statistics in the UK’ is an annual release typically published in April and ‘Emissions of Air Pollutants in the UK’ is an annual release typically published in February.

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Publications

1. Air quality statistics

   • 26 April 2018
   • National Statistics

2. Emissions of air pollutants

   • 15 February 2018
   • National Statistics

3. Column ozone measurement

   • 20 August 2012
   • Official Statistics

4. Acidification and eutrophication of sensitive habitats

   • 23 May 2011
   • Official Statistics

5. Local pollution control statistics

   • 25 October 2017
   • Research and analysis

Statistical datasets

1. ENV01 - Emissions of air pollutants

   • 15 February 2018
   • Statistical data set

2. ENV02 - Air quality statistics

   • 26 April 2018
   • Statistical data set

Published 1 August 2013
Last updated 13 February 2018 + show all updates

1. 13 February 2018 Changes to out of date information in body text of this page.
2. 25 June 2014 local pollution statistics published
3. 25 June 2014 new local pollution statistics published
4. 23 October 2013 re-grouping documents
5. 1 August 2013 First published.