Related links and apps
Useful apps and other websites relating to air pollution, health and related topics are shown below.
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- Related Apps
- Links for the UK
- Links for Europe
- Links for the USA
- Links for around the world
- Links relating to Health
- Meteorological links
Related Apps
Various UK based air pollution and health related apps are available. Some interesting apps are highlighted here.
uBreathe (iPhone/iPad and Android) - near real-time air pollution summaries for the UK
AQ Scotland (iPhone and Android) - detailed air pollution levels across Scotland
LondonAir (iPhone and Android) - latest air pollution levels in London
CityAir (iPhone and Android) - helps you plan a low pollution route in London
CleanSpace (iPhone and Android) - track local air quality and the journeys you make to find out how clean the air is around you
See it? Say it! (iPhone) - an easy way to report environmental pollution in the Republic of Ireland
Links for the UK
- Air Quality England
- An online service providing air quality data for local authorities across England.
- Air Quality in Wales
- Website showing the latest air quality in Wales
- CERC
- Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Environmental modelling software and services.
- Critical Loads information
- Provides details of Defra'sCritical Loads and Dynamic Modelling (CLDM) project.
- DAERA
- Website for the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland.
- Defra
- UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Air and Environmental Quality. Includes strategy and information.
- Department of Health
- UK Department of Health
- EMAQ+
- EMAQ+ for the integrated package of training and technical guidance for professionals responsible for Emission Monitoring, Air Quality, Noise Regulation, Contaminated Land Management, Waste, Water and Transport
- ENDS
- Environment Daily - European environmental information.
- Environment Agency
- The Environment Agency services and information page.
- Irish Environmental Protection Agency
- Providing environmental, licencing and permitting information, plus monitoring and assessment details.
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- JNCC - statutory adviser to UK Government and devolved administrations.
- London Air
- Latest air pollution levels in London.
- Cleaner Air London
- Information about air pollution in London.
- Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) Support
- Defra - Local air quality management information for Local Authorities.
- NAEI
- National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory website, providing inventory data and reports.
- National Emissions Ceilings Directive
- NECD - to combat acidification, eutrophication, ground level ozone.
- National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit
- at the University of Worcester.
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- within the NI Department of Environment.
- EPIC
- Environmental Policy Implementation Community (formerly known as EPUK and IES)
- Air Quality in Scotland
- Scottish air quality data, forecasting, reports and educational information.
- Scottish Government
- The Scottish Government website, providing information about Government in Scotland, news and policies.
- UK Air Quality
- Real time and historic air quality data, statistics and reports from across the UK.
- UK Smoke Control Areas
- Exempt Appliances in Northern Ireland under the Clean Air Act
- UK Stratospheric Ozone and UV Monitoring
- Useful information about the UK's Stratospheric Ozone and UK measurements.
- UK-AIR
- UK-AIR: Air Information Resource.
- UNECE Convention on LRTAP
- Long range transboundary air pollution.
- University of the West of England
- Air quality management resource centre.
Links for Europe
- Andorra Air Quality
- Air quality website for Andorra showing near real-time air pollution levels and other air pollution information.
- Airparif
- Airparif (Paris & Ile-de-France region) air quality information.
- Air Quality in Europe
- Air quality information provided by the European Environment Agency.
- Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
- Czech Republic Air Quality information.
- EEA
- The European Environment Agency Web website.
- EMEP/EEA Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Handbook
- Technical guidance for producing emission inventories.
- European Commission
- About the European Commission's Departments and services.
- European Topic Centre for Air Quality
- of the European Environment Agency is lead by the Dutch National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection. RIVM along with 3 other organisations including the Norwegian Institute for Air Research. IVL is the National Environmental Research Institute of Sweden.
- ENDS
- Environment Daily - European environmental information.
- Federal Environmental Agency of Germany
- An extensive site covering their many activities, in both German and English.
- ESA - Observing the Earth
- European Space Agency – observations of Earth.
- IIASA - TAP Project
- Project Details of the Transboundary Air Pollution Project at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.
- IRCEL - CELINE
- IRCEL - Celine - in Belgium, which has daily ozone values over the summer, as well as historical data. Pages in Dutch, French, German and English.
- JRC
- Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
- IVL
- Swedish Environmental Research Institute. Up-to-date summaries of current air quality and real-time monitoring data. Pages exist for the cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo and Copenhagen region, Norkoeping and Vasteras.
- obsAIRve
- Copernicus project’s ObsAIRve provides near real-time air quality information services throughout Europe based on satellite and in-situ data.
- RIVM
- The Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment pages.
- Slovenian Environment Agency
- Slovenian air quality information.
- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
- providing information the environment, nature and legislation.
- UNEP
- United Nations Environmental Programme.
- Umwelt Bundesamt
- German air quality information.
Links for the USA
- AQMD Air Quality Information
- AQMD air quality information from the South Coast Air Quality Management District - which covers Southern California, including Los Angeles. Containing a general introduction, forecasts, summary and reports.
- The US EPA Air Website
- Publications from the Air and Radiation Division of the US Environmental Protection Agency, AMTIC
- US Air Now Site
- Current and forcast air quality information.
Links for around the world
- Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong
- Air Pollution Index (API) supplies daily air quality information.
- State of the Environment, Australia
- Environmental Information from Australia.
- Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria, Australia
- Environmental Information from Victoria, Australia.
- Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Tasmania, Australia
- Environmental Information from Tasmania, Australia.
- Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) South Australia
- Environmental Information from South Australia.
- Air Quality Index China (AQICN)
- Air Pollution in China: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map
- Delhi Pollution Control Committee
- Delhi Pollution Control Committee real-time ambient air quality data.
- NZ Transport Agency
- Transport-related air quality monitoring system.
- Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
- Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet): Sochi 2014.
Links relating to Health
- Chartered Institute for Environmental Health
- A professional, awarding and campaigning organisation at the forefront of environmental and public health and safety.
- World Health Organisation
- Providing data, information on a range of health issues, publications and programmes.
Meteorological links
- BBC Weather
- Daily and 5 day weather forecasts for the UK.
- ECMWF
- Home of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, including data archive and images of medium range weather maps
- EUMETSAT satellite images
- Monitoring weather and climate from space.
- National Weather Service
- US Weather Information Site.
- SEAWIFS
- Interactive satellite images from NASA
- The Met Office
- UK weather, forecasting and climate information.
- The World Meteorological Organisation
- Global weather, climate, water and environmental information.