Air Quality in Cheshire East

Air Pollution is any chemical, or other material in the air which detracts from its quality. This could be smoke, soot particles, odours or chemicals such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. Many activities cause air pollution, however there are a number of human activities which cause air pollution including industry and agriculture, transport, domestic heating and garden bonfires. The UK Air Quality Strategy gives an overview of how the Government intends to tackle air pollution at a national and local level. It defines a way forward aimed at improving air quality, and sets out air quality objectives for eight key pollutants: