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
An online service providing air quality data for local authorities across England.
Website showing the latest air quality in Wales
Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Environmental modelling software and services.
Provides details of Defra’s Critical Loads and Dynamic Modelling (CLDM) project.
Website for the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland.
UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Air and Environmental Quality. Includes strategy and information.
UK Department of Health
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
Environment Daily - European environmental information.
The Environment Agency services and information page.
Providing environmental, licencing and permitting information, plus monitoring and assessment details.
JNCC - statutory adviser to UK Government and devolved administrations.
Latest air pollution levels in London.
Organisation working towards cleaner air for London.
Defra - Local air quality management information for Local Authorities.
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory website, providing inventory data and reports.
NECD - to combat acidification, eutrophication, ground level ozone.
at the University of Worcester.
within the NI Department of Environment.
IES website.
Scottish air quality data, forecasting, reports and educational information.
The Scottish Government website, providing information about Government in Scotland, news and policies.
Real time and historic air quality data, statistics and reports from across the UK.
Defra interactive map of smoke control areas (England only).
Useful information about the UK’s Stratospheric Ozone and UK measurements.
UK-AIR: Air Information Resource.
Long range transboundary air pollution.
Air quality management resource centre.
Links for Europe
Air quality website for Andorra showing near real-time air pollution levels and other air pollution information.
Airparif (Paris & Ile-de-France region) air quality information.
Air quality information provided by the European Environment Agency.
Czech Republic Air Quality information.
The European Environment Agency Web website.
Technical guidance for producing emission inventories.
About the European Commission’s Departments and services.
European Topic Centre on Air Pollution, Transport, Noise and Industrial Pollution (ETC/ATNI)
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.
Environment Daily - European environmental information.
An extensive site covering their many activities, in both German and English.
European Space Agency – observations of Earth.
Project Details of the Transboundary Air Pollution Project at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.
IRCEL - Celine - in Belgium, which has daily ozone values over the summer, as well as historical data. Pages in Dutch, French, German and English.
Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
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.
Copernicus project’s ObsAirve provides near real-time air quality information services throughout Europe based on satellite and in-situ data.
The Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment pages.
Slovenian air quality information.
providing information the environment, nature and legislation.
United Nations Environmental Programme.
Links for the USA
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.
Publications from the Air and Radiation Division of the US Environmental Protection Agency, AMTIC
Current and forecast air quality information.
Links for around the world
Air Pollution Index (API) supplies daily air quality information.
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 Information from South Australia.
Air Pollution in China: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map
Delhi Pollution Control Committee real-time ambient air quality data.
Transport-related air quality monitoring system.
Links relating to Health
A professional, awarding and campaigning organisation at the forefront of environmental and public health and safety.
Providing data, information on a range of health issues, publications and programmes.
Meteorological links
Daily and 5 day weather forecasts for the UK.
Home of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, including data archive and images of medium range weather maps
Monitoring weather and climate from space.
US Weather Information Site.
Interactive satellite images from NASA
UK weather, forecasting and climate information.
Global weather, climate, water and environmental information.