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Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG70
  • Published:  30 June 2017

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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Vegetation and street trees:- What factors influence how vegetation and street trees affect urban air quality?

  • Promoting a shift to zero- and low-emission travel:- What methods are effective and cost effective at promoting a shift to zero- and low-emission modes of travel, including active travel?

  • Clean air zones:- How do different elements of a clean air zone interact to improve air quality and what is the overall effect on people's health?

  • Telematics:- How can information about driving style gathered from telematics devices and other technologies (such as apps or in-car global positioning systems) be used to reduce individual fuel consumption and vehicle emissions?

  • Awareness raising:- What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of different methods of awareness raising about air pollution (including air pollution alerts) on people's behaviour and on acute and chronic health outcomes?

  • Exposure to air pollution using different modes of transport How does altering a person's mode of transport and route affect their personal exposure to air pollution?

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