Air Quality in Derbyshire Jane Careless; Public Health Lead (Health - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Air Quality in Derbyshire

Jane Careless; Public Health Lead (Health Protection) Richard Lovell; Senior Project Officer Sustainable Travel

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The impact of air pollution

• Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases
• Air pollution costs the population, health services

and business, at an economic cost of £20 billion a year.

• Impacts relate to short and long term exposure
• Role in range of health issues; cancer, asthma,

stroke, heart disease, diabetes

The impact of air pollution

Sources of air pollution

• Man made sources include

transport, household burning or solid fuels and industrial activities.

• Highest levels seen at source
• Particulate matter (PM) and

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) have greatest impact on health

• No safe threshold

Air Quality in Derbyshire

• Mortality and morbidity attributed to air

quality is calculated as equivalent to 402 deaths and 4041 life years lost.

• Air Quality Management Areas;
• Chesterfield one AQMA on

Church Street, Brimington

• Erewash two AQMAs East of

M1 motorway in Sandiacre and Long Eaton

• Bolsover two AQMAs at

Barlborough next to the M1 and

• ne on Chesterfield Road;
• Clean Air Strategy directive East of A38

(Bolsover)

Local Strategy

Air quality working group

• Air quality heat map
• Promotional campaigns
• Annual report
• Evidence review
• Supplementary planning guidance
• Links to wider strategic plans
• Low Emission Vehicle strategies
• Links with Coal Fires project

Evidence and best practice

• Restriction zones around schools
• Engagement with workplaces on

sustainable travel

• Fleet reviews and advice to

businesses

• Retrofitting of vehicles
• Awareness raising campaigns
• Green walls

Conclusion

• Modest decreases in air pollution can lead to

population impacts

• Interventions can deliver wider health and economic

benefits

• Growing evidence base of measures to support

reductions including return on investment tools

• Measures needed on population and local level
• LEV strategy support reductions in NO2 reductions
• Measures to support model shift and move from

solid fuels support PM reductions

Resources

• Every breath we take (RCP)

https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/every- breath-we-take-lifelong-impact-air-pollution

• Air quality a briefing for DPHs

http://www.adph.org.uk/2017/03/air-quality-a-briefing-for- directors-of-public-health/

• NICE guidance https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng70
• A breath of fresh air; addressing climate change and air

pollution together for health http://www.ukhealthalliance.org/report-breath-fresh-air/

Any questions?