Air Quality Management Areas

Since December 1997 each local authority in the UK has been carrying out a review and assessment of air quality in their area. This involves measuring air pollution and trying to predict how it will change in the next few years. The aim of the review is to make sure that the national air quality objectives will be achieved throughout the UK by the relevant deadlines. These objectives have been put in place to protect people's health and the environment.自1997年12月起，英国各地方当局持续对辖区内的空气质量开展审查与评估工作。该项工作涵盖空气污染监测，并尝试预测未来数年的污染变化趋势。本次审查的核心目标是确保英国全境能够在规定时限内达成国家空气质量目标。制定此类空气质量目标的初衷是为了保护公众健康与生态环境。