Research

National research on air quality is co-ordinated through a number of UK-wide programmes managed through the air pollution research programme of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) .

The Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) is an advisory group, which will provide independant scientific advice on air quality. Details of its work can be found on the DEFRA Air Quality Expert Group web-page .

The Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards (EPAQS) has been merged into the Department of Health’s Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) . Defra, the Devolved Administration and the Department of Health believe the joining of the two expert groups is the most efficient and sustainable way for the UK government to maintain access to independent advice on air quality standards.

Should you require further information, please feel free to contact the Air and Environmental Quality Team at:

Air and Environmental Quality Team
Department of the Environment
Goodwood House
44 - 58 May Street
Belfast BT1 4NN.

E-mail: aeqteam@doeni.gov.uk
Tel.: (028) 90 254 758.