Related air pollution and health links

This page provides links to external websites related to air pollution and health, specifically in the UK. The websites listed include those providing data and modelling tools to allow you to conduct a study into the health effects of air pollution, and those provding information on the health impact of air pollution.

 

Sources of air pollution data

  • The UK-AIR website is at http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/, and is hosted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It contains air pollution data relating to single monitoring sites at hourly intervals, and grid-based modelled concentrations at yearly intervals.
  • The Air Quality in Scotland website is at http://www.scottishairquality.co.uk/, and is hosted by Ricardo-AEA. It contains air pollution data relating to monitoring sites and grid-based modelled concentrations for Scotland.
  • The Air Quality in Wales website is at http://www.welshairquality.co.uk/, and is hosted by Ricardo-AEA. It contains air pollution data relating to monitoring sites for Wales.
  • The Northern Ireland Air website is at http://www.airqualityni.co.uk/, and is hosted by Ricardo-AEA. It contains air pollution data relating to monitoring sites for Northern Ireland.
  • The London Air website is at http://www.londonair.org.uk/, and is hosted by Kings College London. It contains air pollution data relating to monitoring sites for London.
  • The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) is at http://naei.defra.gov.uk/, and contains pollution emissions data for the UK.

 

Sources of population level disease prevalence data

  • The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) indicator portal is at https://indicators.ic.nhs.uk/, and contains data on disease prevalence, socio-economic deprivation and demography for populations in England and Wales at different spatial scales.
  • The Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) databsed is at http://www.sns.gov.uk/, and contains data on disease prevalence, socio-economic deprivation and demography for populations in Scotland at different spatial scales.

 

Other air pollution and health links

  • The Openair project has a website at http://www.openair-project.org/, and contains open-source tools for the analysis of air pollution data.
  • The Committee On the Medical Effects of Air Pollution (COMEAP) website is at http://www.comeap.org.uk/, and is an expert committee set up by government to give guidance on the health impact of air pollution.
  • The Scottish ResearcH partnership for Air Pollution health Effects (SHAPE) website is at http://www.shape.scot, and is a Scottish wide partnership to investigate air pollution and health effects.