WHY IS AIR QUALITY IMPORTANT?
The annual mortality of human-made air pollution in the UK is roughly equivalent to between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths every year. It is estimated that between 2017 and 2025 the total cost to the NHS and social care system of air pollutants (fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide), for which there is more robust evidence for an association, will be £1.6 billion(Public Health England – Updated Feb 2022).
WHO ARE SUSSEX AIR?
Sussex Air is a partnership of all the Local Authorities in Sussex.
The purpose of the partnership is to:
- Help Local Authorities to meet their statutory obligations to assess and report on local air quality.
- Provide information to the public on air quality in their area.
- Develop and deliver projects to improve local air quality and to reduce people’s exposure to poor air quality.
Read the latest air quality report for your area
SUSSEX FORECAST ANALYSIS FOR 2020
The Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London provides an air pollution forecasting and alert service for the Sussex Air Quality Partnership. They have produced a report on the accuracy of the forecasts provided during 2020.
SUSSEX AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP
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