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How can I Reduce Pollution at Home? 

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Air Quality - How can I reduce pollutiion at home?

  • Buy water-based or low-solvent paints, varnishes, glues and wood preservatives.
  • Avoid burning solid fuels if possible and only burn smokeless fuels.

  • Avoid lighting bonfires, but if you must, don't cause a nuisance to your neighbours. Don't light them when pollution levels are high or while the weather is still and cold. Only burn dry material and never burn household waste, especially plastic, rubber, foam or paint. Levels of pollution can be quite high on bonfire night and other events / festivals with bonfires, and sensitive people, including people with respiratory conditions, may notice some effects. However, exposure can be considerably reduced by remaining indoors and keeping windows closed.

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Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Defra works to control and manage air quality across the UK, setting out a way forward for work and planning on air quality issues and setting the air quality standards and objectives to be achieved.
The Government’s UK Air Quality Strategy web page sets objectives for the main air pollutants to protect health and was published in July 2007.

UK Air Quality Strategy web page.
Air quality web page.
UK-AIR: Air Information Resource
Find out what the air quality is currenltly like in your area, or find out about air quality from in the UK from the present back to 1960.

UK-AIR: Air Information Resource web page
Energy Saving Trust
Advice to help you save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home.
Energy Saving Trust's website


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